{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-19-9-13","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 19-9-13","heading":"Quarantine of premises or animals; general and special quarantine defined.","body":"Whenever any communicable disease shall exist anywhere in the state a quarantine of any locality or premises, or of any infected or exposed animals, may be established.\nQuarantine shall be of two kinds:\n(a) \"Special quarantine,\" which shall mean a quarantine of a single animal; or a quarantine of a single building, structure, pen, coop, car, vessel, vehicle, field or inclosure; or a quarantine of any number of animals when confined or contained in the same building, structure, pen, coop, car, vessel, vehicle, field or inclosure;\n(b) \"General quarantine,\" which shall include all quarantines not included under the term \"special quarantine\" as herein defined.","path":["CHAPTER 19. AGRICULTURE.","ARTICLE 9. DISEASES AMONG DOMESTIC ANIMALS.","QUARANTINE"],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/19-9-13/","current_through":"as of 2026-10-13; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session (newest effective date 2027-07-01)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-10-18T03:51:49Z","sha256":"ed8ccef8d7d7be43773cf09d2ca3d89642ae2d1dd56a351b353a9dd367a7e7d8","source_id":"us-wv","stale":false,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-19-9-12a","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-19-9-14"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}