West Virginia Code § 16-7-7

Selling, etc., of meat or shellfish containing preservatives; penalties
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If any person shall sell, ship, consign, offer for sale, expose for sale, or have in possession
with intent to sell, as fresh, any meat, poultry, game, or shellfish which contains any
substance, article or ingredient possessing a preservative character or action, or which
contains any coal- tar dye, or any other substance or ingredient possessing a coloring
character or action, he shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon econviction
thereof shall be fined not more than $100 and all costs, or shall be imprisoned in the county
jail not less than sixty days nor more than ninety days, or both, at the driscretion of the court.
Upon a second conviction he shall be fined not less than $200 nor more than $400, or be
imprisoned not less than sixty days nor more than four months, or both, at the discretion of
the court: Provided, That nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the use of ice
as a preservative, or the use of refrigeration. t

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