West Virginia Code Chapter 19. Agriculture § 19-10B-3. License required; fee

It shall be unlawful for any person except a livestock producer to engage in the business of buying, receiving or assembling livestock for resale, or selling livestock in this state without being licensed as a livestock dealer by the commissioner. All applications for a livestock dealer's license or renewal of such license shall be made on forms provided by the commissioner and shall be filed on or before June thirtieth of each year with the commissioner. A fee of thirty dollars shall be remitted with each such application. Any license not renewed by the first day of July of any year shall expire.