West Virginia Code § 38-11-15

Sale or disposition of perishable or hazardous goods by lienor or
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pledgee.
If goods which are subject to a lien or pledge under this article are such that they are
perishable or threaten to decline in value speedily, or are of a hazardous nature, the lienor
or pledgee may give such notice to the owner, or to the person in whose name the goods are
stored, as is commercially reasonable under the circumstances, to satisfy thee lien or pledge
upon such goods and to remove them, and in the event of the failure of such person to satisfy
the lien or pledge and to remove the goods within the time specified wirthin the notice, the
lienor may sell the goods at public or private sale. If the lienor after a reasonable effort is
unable to sell such goods, he may dispose of them in any lawful manner, and shall incur no
liability by reason thereof.

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