West Virginia § 19-20D-1 Purpose

West Virginia Statutes

§ 19-20D-1 — Purpose

West Virginia § 19-20D-1

Ch. 19AGRICULTURE

Art. 20DPRIVATE CAUSE OF ACTION FOR THE HUMANE DESTRUCTION OF A DOG

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W. Va. Code § 19-20D-1 (2026).

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The purpose of this article is to protect the public by providing a private cause of action seeking euthanasia of a dog in magistrate court to a person who has been attacked by a dog resulting in personal injuries requiring medical treatment which cost $2,000 or more, or who has been attacked by the dog and the dog had attacked a person causing personal injury which required medical treatment within the previous twelve months.

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The purpose of this article is to protect the public by providing a private cause of action seeking euthanasia of a dog in magistrate court to a person who has been attacked by a dog resulting in personal injuries requiring medical treatment which cost $2,000 or more, or who has been attacked by the dog and the dog had attacked a person causing personal injury which required medical treatment within the previous twelve months.