{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-20-2-5e","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 20-2-5e","heading":"Assessment fee for decoy animals.","body":"Any person convicted for the violation of any law involving the Division of Natural Resources' use of a decoy animal shall, in addition to any fines and costs for the criminal violation, pay a $50 civil penalty to the Division of Natural Resources, law-enforcement section. The civil penalty shall be collected by the court in which the person is convicted and forwarded to the Division of Natural Resources, law-enforcement section. All funds collected are to be placed in a special account and used for: (1) The purchase or repair of decoy animals; and (2) the purchase of equipment for use with decoy animals.","path":["CHAPTER 20. NATURAL RESOURCES.","ARTICLE 2. WILDLIFE RESOURCES."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/20-2-5E/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:25:29Z","sha256":"3d858f3de27aa2031711984fd80faeb27bb677dffbf3bd9d2df632e6990c09c9","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-20-2-5d","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-20-2-5f"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}