Source: http://www.wvlegislature.gov/bill_status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=SB490%20SUB1.htm&yr=2013&sesstype=RS&i=490
Timestamp: 2018-02-22 03:45:23
Document Index: 731877282

Matched Legal Cases: ['§19', '§19', '§19', '§19', '§19', '§19']

A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated §19-34-1, §19-34-2, §19-34-3, §19-34-4, §19-34-5 and §19-34-6, all relating to the regulation of equine boarding facilities; permitting rulemaking; and establishing criminal penalties.
Minimum care guidelines for boarding facilities shall be established by the Livestock Care Board.
(a) Boarding facilities shall require that all equines receive a negative Coggins test within thirty days prior to residency and require proof from the equine owner or responsible party that this test has been performed with negative results.
(b) A responsible employee or owner of the facility shall be on site at least daily for a sufficient amount of time necessary to meet the minimum needs of the animals.
The Commissioner of Agriculture or the Livestock Care Board may propose rules for legislative approval in accordance with the provisions of article three, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code for purposes of implementing and monitoring this article and shall consider standards in the equine industry and equine professional organizations in the development of proposed rules.
A person who violates a provision of this article or rules adopted hereunder is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than $50 nor more than $250 for the first offense, and for a second or subsequent offense shall be fined not less than $150 nor more than $1,000.
(NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to regulate equine boarding facilities.