West Virginia Code 19-2H-4 – Application for license
(a) A person desiring to operate a captive cervid farming facility in this state must submit an application for a license to the department. The department shall provide the forms and instructions for the filing of applications.
Terms Used In West Virginia Code 19-2H-4
- Biosecurity: means measures, actions or precautions taken to prevent the transmission of disease in, among or between free-ranging and captive cervids. See West Virginia Code 19-2H-2
- 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
- Person: means an individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association, joint venture or other legal entity. See West Virginia Code 19-2H-2
- State: when applied to a part of the United States and not restricted by the context, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" also include the said district and territories. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
(b) The application form shall require submission of the following information:
(1) The mailing address of the proposed captive cervid farming facility and the size, location and an adequate legal description of the facility;
(2) The number of each species of cervid to be included in the proposed facility;
(3) The biosecurity measures to be utilized;
(4) The proposed method of flushing wild cervids from the enclosure, if applicable;
(5) The proposed record-keeping system;
(6) The method of verification that all wild cervids have been removed;
(7) The current zoning of the property proposed for the facility; and
(8) Any other information requested by the department.
(c) The application shall be accompanied by the annual license fee as follows:
(1) Class one license. — For a facility to breed and propagate captive cervids, and create cervid byproducts, for sale to others, $375; or
(2) Class two license. — For a facility to breed, propagate, harvest or slaughter captive cervids, create cervid byproducts, permit hunting of captive cervids or sell venison to others, $750.