{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-20-2-51","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 20-2-51","heading":"Permit for keeping pets.","body":"The director may issue a permit to a person to keep and maintain in captivity as a pet, a wild animal or wild bird that has been acquired from a commercial dealer or during the legal open season. The fee therefor shall be $2.","path":["CHAPTER 20. NATURAL RESOURCES.","ARTICLE 2. WILDLIFE RESOURCES."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/20-2-51/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:25:31Z","sha256":"0f34af7da16f2d615460553ab3a4013df8b5b18f2a8b9c9947c423777aa6ce77","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-20-2-50a","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-20-2-52"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}