West Virginia Code § 20-2D-7

Prohibited activities by rehabilitation permit holders
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(a) A permit holder may not import or accept wildlife for rehabilitation from outside West
Virginia.
(b) A permit holder may not transport wildlife across state lines for any reason.
(c) A permit holder who is not a veterinarian with an active West Virginia veterinary license
may not charge a fee for rehabilitating wildlife.
(d) A permit holder may not delegate to others the authority granted in his or her permit
except that permit holders may designate others as in-shelter assistants to assist with the
care and feeding of wildlife on the premises of the permit holder and under the direct
supervision of the permit holder.
(e) A permit holder may not practice veterinary medicine as defined by law unless he or she
is actively licensed as a veterinarian in this state. l
(f) Permit holders may not transfer the possession of a wildlife to anyone except the
Director, a designee of the Director, or another permitted wildlife rehabilitation facility.

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