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1 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 1A - DIVISION OF FORESTRY 1B - SEDIMENT CONTROL DURING COMMER 1C - CARE OF LIVESTOCK 2 - MARKETING AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS 2A - PUBLIC MARKETS 2B - INSPECTION OF MEAT AND POULTRY 2C - AUCTIONEERS 2D - IMITATION HONEY PRODUCT LAW 2E - HUMANE SLAUGHTER OF LIVESTOCK 2F - BEEF INDUSTRY SELF-IMPROVEMENT 2G - TREE FRUIT INDUSTRY SELF-IMPRO 2H - CAPTIVE CERVID FARMING ACT 3 - SALE OF FARM PRODUCTS BY COMMIS 4 - COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATIONS 5 - GRADING AND PACKING OF FRUITS A 5A - CONTROLLED ATMOSPHERE STORAGE 6 - DEMONSTRATION PACKINGHOUSES AND 7 - STATE AID FOR FAIRS 8 - COOPERATIVE EXTENSION WORKERS 9 - DISEASES AMONG DOMESTIC ANIMALS 9A - FEEDING OF UNTREATED GARBAGE T 10 - MALE BREEDING ANIMALS 10A - THE WEST VIRGINIA EGG MARKET 10B - LIVESTOCK DEALER'S LICENSING 11 - BULK MILK TRADE LAW 11A - DAIRY PRODUCTS AND IMITATION 11B - FROZEN DESSERTS AND IMITATIO 11C - SOUTHERN DAIRY COMPACT 11D - TRADITIONAL CHEESE PRODUCTIO 12 - INSECT PESTS, PLANT DISEASES 12A - LAND DIVISION 12B - INTERSTATE COMPACT ON PEST C 12C - INTERAGENCY COMMITTEE ON PES 12D - WEST VIRGINIA NOXIOUS WEED A 12E - INDUSTRIAL HEMP DEVELOPMENT 13 - INSPECTION AND PROTECTION OF 14 - WEST VIRGINIA COMMERCIAL FEED 15 - WEST VIRGINIA FERTILIZER LAW 15A - WEST VIRGINIA AGRICULTURAL L 16 - WEST VIRGINIA SEED LAW 16A - WEST VIRGINIA PESTICIDE CONT 16B - WEST VIRGINIA PESTICIDE USE 17 - FENCES 18 - GENERAL STOCK LAW 19 - PRESERVATION OF AGRICULTURAL 20 - DOGS AND CATS 20A - VACCINATION OF DOGS AND CATS 20B - SPAYING OR NEUTERING OF DOGS 20D - PRIVATE CAUSE OF ACTION FOR 21 - DRAINAGE DISTRICTS 21A - CONSERVATION DISTRICTS 21B - WATERSHED IMPROVEMENT DISTRI 22 - VINEGARS 23 - HORSE AND DOG RACING 24 - INTERSTATE COMPACT ON LICENSU 25 - LIMITING LIABILITY OF LANDOWN 26 - GENERAL JOHN MCCAUSLAND MEMOR 27 - WEST VIRGINIA STATE FARM MUSE 28 - VITAMIN AND MINERAL ENRICHMEN 29 - PRODUCTION OF NONTRADITIONAL 30 - DONATED FOOD 31 - GUS R 32 - AQUACULTURE DEVELOPMENT 33 - EQUINE RESCUE FACILITIES ACT 34 - DANGEROUS WILD ANIMALS ACT 35 - FARMERS MARKETS |
CHAPTER 19. AGRICULTURE.ARTICLE 20C. WEST VIRGINIA SPAY NEUTER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.§19-20C-1. West Virginia Spay Neuter Assistance Program.The Department of Agriculture shall establish a spay neuter assistance program that provides grants to nonprofit spay neuter organizations and programs in the state. The purpose of this program is to have more dogs and cats sterilized, thereby reducing shelter populations and costs, euthanasia rates and threats to public health and safety from rabies and other problems posed by the growing population of stray, feral and abandoned dogs and cats.
§19-20C-2. Fund established; acceptance of funds.(a) There is created in the State Treasury a special revenue account to be designated the West Virginia Spay Neuter Assistance Fund and administered by the Commissioner of Agriculture. Expenditures from the fund are for the purposes set forth in this article and are to be made in accordance with appropriation by the Legislature and in accordance with the provisions of article three, chapter twelve of this code and upon the fulfillment of the provisions set forth in article two, chapter eleven-b of this code. (b) All moneys received and collected pursuant to this article shall be deposited into the fund. The fund may receive any appropriations, gifts, grants, contributions or other money from any source that is designated for deposit into the fund. (c) Administrative expenses of the department may not exceed ten percent of the funds deposited in any fiscal year. The remainder shall be used exclusively for implementation of the program.
§19-20C-3. Rulemaking; annual report.(a) The commissioner shall propose rules for legislative approval in accordance with article three, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code, to implement the provisions of this article. (b) Rules promulgated under this section shall, at a minimum: (1) Identify the types of nonprofit organizations and programs that qualify for spay neuter grants; (2) Establish parameters for spay neuter grants; (3) Establish procedures and requirements for grant applications; and (4) Establish administration, record-keeping and reporting requirements for nonprofit organizations and programs that receive spay neuter grants. (c) Beginning the year following the program's inception, the commissioner shall file an annual report with the Joint Committee on Government and Finance regarding the program, funds received and grants awarded, the number of dogs and cats sterilized and other pertinent data.
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