Senate Bill No. 232
(By Senators Jackson, Anderson, Deem and Ball)
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[Introduced January 27, 1999;
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.]
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A BILL to amend article twenty, chapter nineteen of the code of
West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as
amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated section
twenty-five, relating to allowing county commissions to
enact ordinances pertaining to barking dogs.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That article twenty, chapter nineteen of the code of West
Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, be
amended by adding thereto a new section, designated section
twenty-five, to read as follows:
ARTICLE 20. DOGS AND CATS.
§19-20-25. Barking dogs.
The county commission of each county may promulgate and
enforce ordinances that require owners of dogs to prevent the
dogs from barking excessively in such a way that annoys persons within hearing distance. The ordinances may prescribe a penalty
for failure to quiet the dog after the owner is given advanced
warning.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to allow county
commissions to pass ordinances relating to requiring owners of
dogs to prevent them from barking excessively in a way that
annoys neighbors.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken
from the present law, and underscoring indicates new language
that would be added.