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HB 4265·WV·house

Relating to authorizing the Department of Agriculture to promulgate a legislative rule relating to registration forms and tags for registration, taxation, and control of dogs.

Signed into LawFiled Jan 14, 2026
Sponsor: Doug Smith (R)
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H Chapter 220, Acts, Regular Session, 2026

Jun 29, 2026

Summary

The bill lets the Department of Agriculture create a rule governing how dogs are registered, taxed and tagged, and expands rule‑making authority to dozens of state boards for a wide range of agricultural and professional matters. It approves several existing rules that have been revised to address committee objections, adds a sunset provision to one rule, and repeals an outdated optometry rule. The measure is now law, Chapter 220 of the 2026 Acts.

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