West Virginia Legislature

2023 REGULAR SESSION

Introduced

Senate Bill 369

By Senator Woodrum

[Introduced January 20, 2023; referred
to the Committee on the Judiciary]

A BILL to amend and reenact §64-9-1 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to authorizing the Agriculture Commissioner to promulgate a legislative rule relating to inspection of nontraditional, domesticated animals.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

ARTICLE 9. Authorization for miscellaneous boards and agencies to promulgate legislative rules.

§64-9-1. Agriculture Commissioner.

The legislative rule filed in the State Register on November 15, 2021, authorized under the authority of §19-29-4 of this code, modified by the Agriculture Commissioner to meet the objections of the Legislative Rule-Making Review Committee and refiled in the State Register on October 26, 2022, relating to the Agriculture Commissioner (inspection of nontraditional, domesticated animals, 61 CSR 23D), is authorized.

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Agriculture Commissioner to promulgate a legislative rule relating to inspection of nontraditional, domesticated animals.

This section is new; therefore, strike-throughs and underscoring have been omitted.