The state’s veterinarian says she expects
the long list of animals that would be banned in West Virginia
Cuts to that list could be made as
early as Thursday when Dr. Jewell Plumley and the other members of the state’s
Dangerous Wild Animals Board meet. “You could pretty much say this list is a
living document. It will change,” Plumley said.
“What we are currently doing is
compiling the list of the submitted comments and we will look at what the
public has recommended not being a part of the list.”
With the proposed regulations,
permits for harboring the animals covered in the Act would cost $100 and would
be subject to the approval of the Dangerous Wild Animal Board which would review
the permits each December.
“What’s really important is for us
to know where these animals are located and, if there is a release that
happens, just like in Zanesville, that we will actually know what is released,
what is out there,” Plumley said.
“The other component of this is
we’re totally concerned about the animal welfare too.”
