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WV HB2551

Bill

Official Source

Status

Engrossed

4/2/2025

Primary Sponsor

Dave Foggin

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Origin

House of Delegates

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Increases fines for second offense of negligently permitting livestock to trespass and injure a person or destroy property from $50-$100 to $100-$200
  • Increases fines for third or subsequent offenses from $100-$1,000 to $200-$2,000
  • Extends the timeframe for counting repeat offenses from 6 months to 12 months
  • First offense results in an oral or written warning with no fine
  • Applies only when trespassing livestock causes injury to a person or destroys another person's property

Legislative Description

Increase criminal penalties for trespassing livestock

Agriculture

Last Action

To Judiciary

4/3/2025

Committee Referrals

Judiciary4/3/2025
Judiciary2/18/2025

Full Bill Text

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