West Virginia Code 19-2H-9 – Transition to captive cervid farming licenses; statutory conflicts
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(a) A captive cervid farming facility in existence on the effective date of this article may continue operation under its existing authorization until the department acts on its application so long as the facility applies for a license under this article within sixty days after application forms are made available.
Terms Used In West Virginia Code 19-2H-9
- Department: means the West Virginia Department of Agriculture. See West Virginia Code 19-2H-2
- License: means the authorization issued by the department for the operation of a captive cervid farming facility pursuant to this article. See West Virginia Code 19-2H-2
- Owner: means the person who owns or operates a captive cervid farming facility. See West Virginia Code 19-2H-2
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of the law to the contrary, an owner or an owner's customer harvesting captive cervids from a captive cervid farming facility is not subject to laws regarding possession limits and closed seasons. Further, a facility is not subject to sections thirteen, fourteen and forty-seven, article two, chapter twenty of this code or the rules promulgated thereunder.