{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-19-34-1","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 19-34-1","heading":"Findings and purpose.","body":"The possession of dangerous wild animals presents serious public health and safety concerns and shall be regulated for the following reasons:\n(1) To prevent the introduction or spread of disease or parasites harmful to humans, domestic livestock and poultry, wildlife and captive wild animals;\n(2) To ensure the physical safety of humans;\n(3) To prevent the escape or release of an animal injurious to or competitive with agricultural, horticultural, forestry, wildlife and other natural resources; and\n(4) To prevent the mistreatment of permitted dangerous wild animals.","path":["CHAPTER 19. AGRICULTURE.","ARTICLE 34. DANGEROUS WILD ANIMALS ACT."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/19-34-1/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:25:27Z","sha256":"99e13fe29ac947aaeb9bda574abe8956cbdd085156e7dbf9680b740e90f411b7","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-19-33-5","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-19-34-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}