Prisma
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(a) "Pet" means an animal kept by a person for companionship or pleasure rather than for utility; including, but not limited to, dogs and cats.
(b) "Purchase" means and includes, but is not limited to, any transfer of pet ownership or title, whether for money, by adoption, for exchange for other property or services or without any remuneration.
(c) "Seller" means and includes, but is not limited to, all retail stores, private breeders, private rescuers and public agencies that sell or place two litters or twenty-five pets per year.
§19-20C-3. Application.
This article applies to all pet sellers.
§19-20C-4. Infected animals; reimbursement.
(a) Purchasers of a pet have fifteen days from the date of purchase to return the pet to the seller for any reason for full reimbursement.
(b) If a licensed veterinarian diagnoses a pet with an illness within fifteen days of the purchase date, the pet seller will fully reimburse the purchaser and will not require the purchaser to return the pet to the seller.
(c) If a licensed veterinarian diagnoses a pet with an illness within fifteen days of the purchase date, the seller will reimburse the purchaser for any veterinary costs up to the purchase price of the pet or five hundred dollars, whichever is greater.
(d) If a licensed veterinarian diagnoses a pet with a congenital defect within one year of the pet's purchase date, the pet's seller will either fully reimburse the purchaser or replace the pet with another pet that is free of defects and infection.
§19-20C-6. Health certificates at pet sale or adoption.
At the time of purchase, a pet seller must provide to a purchaser a copy of a certificate verifying the health of the pet and certifying that the required care and vaccinations have been given. The certificate must be signed by a licensed veterinarian or the director of a county or municipal animal or humane shelter for whom the governing body states in writing that the shelter will not pay veterinary bills.
§19-20C-5. Sale of pets under eight weeks of age; import, export.
(a) No pet under eight weeks of age shall be sold or purchased in the state.
(b) No pet under eight weeks of age shall be imported into the state for sale or purchase.
(c) No pet under eight weeks of age shall be exported out of the state for sale or purchase.
(d) This section does not apply to humane or animal shelters caring for orphaned pets.
Link is from the actual WV site. Its apparently been on the books for a while, but I've *never* heard it mentioned before until on a pet buy/sell/rescue/ISO/wanted site member posted it and saying it was for ALL pet sales no matter the species. Bits above were from posting and what caught my eye after reading it. It was passed in 2007. Even the ARBA site does not list this. I'm wondering since it isn't species specific, if pet rabbits would fall under this, and if so how did it slip through? I have cross posted on the Rabbit Media FB page as well... very curious. :angry: :x
http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Text_ ... 20intr.htm
(b) "Purchase" means and includes, but is not limited to, any transfer of pet ownership or title, whether for money, by adoption, for exchange for other property or services or without any remuneration.
(c) "Seller" means and includes, but is not limited to, all retail stores, private breeders, private rescuers and public agencies that sell or place two litters or twenty-five pets per year.
§19-20C-3. Application.
This article applies to all pet sellers.
§19-20C-4. Infected animals; reimbursement.
(a) Purchasers of a pet have fifteen days from the date of purchase to return the pet to the seller for any reason for full reimbursement.
(b) If a licensed veterinarian diagnoses a pet with an illness within fifteen days of the purchase date, the pet seller will fully reimburse the purchaser and will not require the purchaser to return the pet to the seller.
(c) If a licensed veterinarian diagnoses a pet with an illness within fifteen days of the purchase date, the seller will reimburse the purchaser for any veterinary costs up to the purchase price of the pet or five hundred dollars, whichever is greater.
(d) If a licensed veterinarian diagnoses a pet with a congenital defect within one year of the pet's purchase date, the pet's seller will either fully reimburse the purchaser or replace the pet with another pet that is free of defects and infection.
§19-20C-6. Health certificates at pet sale or adoption.
At the time of purchase, a pet seller must provide to a purchaser a copy of a certificate verifying the health of the pet and certifying that the required care and vaccinations have been given. The certificate must be signed by a licensed veterinarian or the director of a county or municipal animal or humane shelter for whom the governing body states in writing that the shelter will not pay veterinary bills.
§19-20C-5. Sale of pets under eight weeks of age; import, export.
(a) No pet under eight weeks of age shall be sold or purchased in the state.
(b) No pet under eight weeks of age shall be imported into the state for sale or purchase.
(c) No pet under eight weeks of age shall be exported out of the state for sale or purchase.
(d) This section does not apply to humane or animal shelters caring for orphaned pets.
Link is from the actual WV site. Its apparently been on the books for a while, but I've *never* heard it mentioned before until on a pet buy/sell/rescue/ISO/wanted site member posted it and saying it was for ALL pet sales no matter the species. Bits above were from posting and what caught my eye after reading it. It was passed in 2007. Even the ARBA site does not list this. I'm wondering since it isn't species specific, if pet rabbits would fall under this, and if so how did it slip through? I have cross posted on the Rabbit Media FB page as well... very curious. :angry: :x
http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Text_ ... 20intr.htm
