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H. B. 2205
(By Delegates Yeager and Staton)
[Introduced February 24, 1997; Referred to the Committee
on the Judiciary.]
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That section twenty-four, article twenty, chapter nineteen of
the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as
amended, be amended and reenacted to read as follows:
Article 20. DOGS AND CATS.
§19-20-24. Causing death or injury to animals used by
law-enforcement officials; criminal penalties.
Any person who, without justification, and with the unlawful
intent to inflict serious physical injury or death, causes the
death of any trained dog or horse used by law-enforcement officials
or fire prevention and investigation officials in the performance
of their official duties is guilty of a felony, and, upon
conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than five hundred
dollars nor more than one thousand dollars and imprisoned in the penitentiary for a definite term of not more than three years.
Any person who, without justification, willfully and
unlawfully causes physical injury to any trained dog or horse used
by law-enforcement officials or fire prevention and investigation
officials in the performance of their official duties is guilty of
a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not
more than five hundred dollars, or confined in the county jail not
more than six months, or both.
Any person convicted of a violation of this section shall be
ordered to make restitution to the law-enforcement agency owning
the animal for any veterinary bills and replacement costs of any
disabled or killed animal.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to provide penalties for
intentional injury or death to animals used in law-enforcement and
fire prevention and investigation.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from
the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that would
be added.