{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-30-10-22","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 30-10-22","heading":"Criminal proceedings; penalties.","body":"(a) When, as a result of an investigation under this article or otherwise, the board has reason to believe that a person has knowingly violated this article, the board may bring its information to the attention of an appropriate law-enforcement official who may cause criminal proceedings to be brought.\n(b) Any person violating a provision of this article is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than $500 nor more than $1,000 or confined in jail not more than six months, or both fined and confined.","path":["CHAPTER 30. PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS.","ARTICLE 10. VETERINARIANS."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/30-10-22/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:27:15Z","sha256":"13643f6e569f493465e001cdbaf56de17ac2ccfc7911df3c0b48de7b2659e95a","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-30-10-21","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-30-10-23"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}