WV HB3130

Establishes detailed standards for companion animal care, requiring owners to provide adequate food, water, shelter, space, exercise, and veterinary care, with specific definitions for each requirement

Creates the crime of "unlawful confinement" for improperly chaining, tethering, or staking domestic animals, including leaving them outside during extreme weather without adequate protection, punishable by fines of $250-$500

Defines animal hoarding as a misdemeanor when a person possesses a large number of companion animals but fails to provide proper care and cannot recognize the detrimental conditions, punishable by fines up to $500

Increases penalties for animal cruelty: first offense minimum fine raised from $300 to $500; second or subsequent offense elevated to a felony with 1-5 years imprisonment and $1,000-$5,000 fines

Requires owners of unspayed female dogs in estrus to keep them confined in a building or secure enclosure for 25 days, and increases fines for interfering with humane officers from $100-$500 to $500-$1,000