(2) For any person convicted of a violation of subsection (a)(1) above, the court may, in addition to the penalties provided in this section, impose a requirement that he or she complete a program of anger management intervention for perpetrators of animal cruelty. Unless the defendant is determined by the court to be indigent, he or she shall be responsible for the cost of the program.
(3) In addition to any other penalty which can be imposed for a violation of § 505.01, a court shall prohibit any person so convicted from possessing, owning or residing with any animal or type of animal for a period of five years following entry of a conviction. A violation under this subsection (a)(3) is punishable by a fine not exceeding $2,000 and forfeiture of the animal.
(b) Whoever violates § 505.01(b) shall be fined not less than $500 nor more than $2,000.
(W.Va. Code § 61-8-19)
(c) Whoever violates § 505.13 shall be fined not more than $1,000. In addition the Humane Officer may remove the dog or cat involved and place it in the pound and such dog or cat shall not be returned to the owner or perpetrator of the act of cruelty, but shall be put up for adoption to a desirable home or given into the care of a humane society or upon the recommendation of a licensed veterinarian shall be humanely destroyed.
(W.Va. Code § 61-8-19a)
Editor’s note:
See § 501.99 for general code penalty if no specific penalty is provided.