West Virginia Statutes
§ 19-25-1 — Purpose
West Virginia § 19-25-1
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Bluebook
W. Va. Code § 19-25-1 (2026).
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The purpose of this article is to encourage owners of land to make available to the public land and water areas for military, law-enforcement, homeland-defense training, or recreational, agricultural, or wildlife propagation purposes by limiting their liability for injury to persons entering thereon and for injury to the property of persons entering thereon and limiting their liability to persons who may be injured or otherwise damaged by the acts or omissions of persons entering thereon.
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Legislative History
2021 Reg. Sess., HB2633; 2012 Reg. Sess., SB605; 1997 Reg. Sess., SB378; 1993 Reg. Sess., SB576; 1986 Reg. Sess., HB1117; 1965 Reg. Sess., SB156
Nearby Sections
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§ 19-1-1
Department of agriculture§ 19-1-11
Rural Rehabilitation Loan Program§ 19-1-13
Annual reporting to the Legislature§ 19-1-2
Commissioner of Agriculture§ 19-1-4
Duties of commissioner§ 19-1-4c
Agriculture fees fund§ 19-1-4d
Farmland preservation fees fundCite This Page — Counsel Stack
Bluebook (online)
West Virginia § 19-25-1, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/wv/19/19-25-1.