H. B. 2781
(By Delegates Kelley and Tillis)
[Introduced February 24, 1995; referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary.]
A BILL to amend article three, chapter sixty-one of the code of
West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as
amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated section
fifty-two, relating to making it a felony to commit larceny
of domestic animals.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That article three, chapter sixty-one of the code of West
Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, be
amended by adding thereto a new section, designated section
fifty-two, to read as follows:
ARTICLE 3. CRIMES AGAINST PROPERTY.
§61-3-52. Larceny of domestic animals.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, one who commits
larceny of a domestic animal or animals, regardless of the value,
is guilty of a felony, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be
confined in a penitentiary not less than one nor more than ten
years.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to make it a felony to
commit larceny of domesticated animals.
Section fifty-two, article three, chapter sixty-one is new;
therefore, strike-throughs and underscoring have been omitted.