(a) No person shall engage in, be employed at, or purchase or sell an admission to any animal fighting venture.
(b) Any person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) and not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or confined in the county jail not exceeding one year, or both so fined and confined, and may be divested of ownership and control of such animals, and be liable for all costs for their care and maintenance.
(WVaC 61-8-19a)