{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-61-8-20","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 61-8-20","heading":"Keeping or using live birds to be shot at; penalty.","body":"Whoever keeps or uses a live bird to be shot at either for amusement or as a test of skill in marksmanship, or shoots at a bird kept or used as aforesaid, or is a party to such shooting, or lets any building, room, field, or premises, or knowingly permits the use thereof, for the purpose of such shooting, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by fine of not more than $50 or by imprisonment for not more than one month, or by both. Nothing herein contained shall apply to the shooting of wild game.","path":["CHAPTER 61. CRIMES AND THEIR PUNISHMENT.","ARTICLE 8. CRIMES AGAINST CHASTITY, MORALITY AND DECENCY."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/61-8-20/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:31:27Z","sha256":"e25790df8344215bb18cd3f3fea83d44bdd6a9f7745d3945bc450b524c9c460b","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-61-8-19c","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-61-8-21"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}