{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-20-2d-7","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 20-2D-7","heading":"Prohibited activities by rehabilitation permit holders.","body":"(a) A permit holder may not import or accept wildlife for rehabilitation from outside West Virginia.\n(b) A permit holder may not transport wildlife across state lines for any reason.\n(c) A permit holder who is not a veterinarian with an active West Virginia veterinary license may not charge a fee for rehabilitating wildlife.\n(d) A permit holder may not delegate to others the authority granted in his or her permit except that permit holders may designate others as in-shelter assistants to assist with the care and feeding of wildlife on the premises of the permit holder and under the direct supervision of the permit holder.\n(e) A permit holder may not practice veterinary medicine as defined by law unless he or she is actively licensed as a veterinarian in this state.\n(f) Permit holders may not transfer the possession of a wildlife to anyone except the Director, a designee of the Director, or another permitted wildlife rehabilitation facility.","path":["CHAPTER 20. NATURAL RESOURCES.","ARTICLE 2D. WILDLIFE REHABILITATION."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/20-2D-7/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:25:32Z","sha256":"d6f6be947e1f01dab7d1c5f12829599f34de54f91f03f760df19e37d866b6d22","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-20-2d-6","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-20-2d-8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}