West Virginia § 19-9-8 - 19-9-8. Powers of federal inspectors.
Full text of West Virginia West Virginia Code § 19-9-8 — 19-9-8. Powers of federal inspectors., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 19-9-8. 19-9-8. Powers of federal inspectors.
The inspectors of the bureau of animal industry of the United States shall have the right to inspect, quarantine and condemn animals infected with any communicable disease, or suspected to be so infected, or that have been exposed to any such disease, and for these purposes are hereby authorized and empowered to enter upon any ground or premises. Such inspectors shall have power and authority to require sheriffs, constables or peace officers to assist them in the discharge of their duties in carrying out the provisions of the acts of Congress, approved May twenty-ninth, eighteen hundred and eighty-four, establishing the bureau of animal industry, and all acts amendatory thereof, and shall have the same powers and protection as peace officers while engaged in the discharge of their duties.
Source: official West Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 19-9-8 ("19-9-8. Powers of federal inspectors.") is part of the West Virginia Code, the codified statutory law of West Virginia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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