{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-19-3-5","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 19-3-5","heading":"Penalty; moneys collected to be deposited in \"general marketing fund.\"","body":"A commission merchant who violates any of the provisions of this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction shall be fined not more than $100 for the first offense, and not less than $100 nor more than $200 for each subsequent offense. Each transaction engaged in by an unlicensed commission merchant shall constitute a separate offense.\nAll moneys collected under this article shall be deposited with the treasurer of the State of West Virginia and shall be kept in a separate fund to be designated as the \"general marketing fund\" and reappropriated to the Department of Agriculture for the administration of this article.","path":["CHAPTER 19. AGRICULTURE.","ARTICLE 3. SALE OF FARM PRODUCTS BY COMMISSION MERCHANTS."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/19-3-5/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:25:12Z","sha256":"274609ebe03df54c084889229bdf4db3a2360d1702444c86d35ec22dbac5f647","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-19-3-4","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-19-4-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}