ARTICLE 505 Animals and Fowl

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ARTICLE 505
Animals and Fowl

505.01 Cruelty to animals.

505.02 Cruelty to dogs and cats.

505.03 Nuisance conditions prohibited.

505.04 Habitually barking or howling dogs.

505.05 Urban deer management; hunting otherwise prohibited.

505.06 Shooting, killing wild birds.

505.07 Animals restricted by zoning.

505.08 Killing animals.

505.09 Dogs running at large; appointment and duties of Humane Officer.

505.10 Dog tags required. (Repealed)

505.11 Limit of two adult dogs.

505.12 Rabies proclamation.

505.13 Dangerous or vicious animals.

505.14 Dog control.

505.15 Vicious dogs.

505.16 Excrement removal.

505.99 Penalty.

CROSS REFERENCES

Authority to regulate the keeping of animals - see W. Va. Code 8-12-5(26)

Authority to prevent ill-treatment of animals - see W. Va. Code 8-12-5(27)

Domestic animal tax - see W. Va. Code 8-13-10

Disposing of dead animals - see W. Va. Code 16-9-3

Diseases among domestic animals - see W. Va. Code Art. 19-9

Dogs generally - see W. Va. Code Art. 19-20

Vaccination of dogs - see W. Va. Code Art. 19-20A

Hunting - see W. Va. Code Art. 20-2

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