§16-6-10. Notices by Director of Health
All notices given under this article shall be in writing and shall either be delivered in person or sent by registered mail.
§16-6-11. Lighting; Plumbing; Ventilation
Every hotel and restaurant in this state shall be properly lighted by day and by night, shall be properly plumbed and ventilated, and shall be conducted in every department with strict regard for the health, comfort and safety of its guests. Such proper plumbing and draining shall be done and maintained according to approved sanitary […]
§16-6-12. Water Closets
In every city, town or village where a system of waterworks and sewerage is maintained for public use, every hotel therein shall be equipped with suitable water closets for the accommodation of guests, which water closets shall be connected by proper plumbing with such sewer system, and so constructed that they may be flushed with […]
§16-6-13. Privies
[Repealed.]
§16-6-14. Washrooms; Towels
All hotels in this state shall be provided with a general washroom convenient and of easy access to guests, and in each bedroom and general washroom there shall be furnished for each registered guest clean, individual towels, of cotton or linen, so that no two or more registered guests will be required to use the […]
§16-6-15. Beds and Floor Coverings
Every hotel shall provide each bed, bunk, cot, or other sleeping place for the use of guests with pillow slips and under and top sheets, the under sheet to be of sufficient size to completely cover the mattress and springs, and the top sheet to be of like width and at least ninety-nine inches long […]
§16-6-16. Bedbugs
In every hotel, any room infected with vermin or bedbugs shall be fumigated, disinfected and renovated until said vermin or bedbugs are extirpated.
§16-6-17. Employment of Person Having Communicable Disease
No person, firm or corporation engaged in conducting a hotel or a restaurant shall knowingly have in its employ any person who has an infectious or communicable disease.
§16-6-18. Disinfection of Rooms and Beds; Penalty
Every person keeping or conducting a hotel shall see that every room or bed, which has been occupied by any person known to have an infectious or communicable disease at the time of such occupancy, is thoroughly disinfected by methods to be prescribed by the West Virginia board of health before such room or bed […]
§16-6-19. Hallways; Fire Escapes
Whenever it shall be proposed to erect a building three stories or more in height, intended for use as a hotel in this state, it shall be the duty of the owner or proprietor of such hotel to construct the same so that one main hallway on each floor above the ground floor shall run […]
§16-6-2. Regulations by State Board of Health Should This Be Secretary of the Department of Health and ; Enforcement of Orders and Laws Respecting Pure Food
The West Virginia board of health shall make such rules and regulations, not inconsistent with law, as in their judgment are necessary to carry out the provisions of this article. The director of the state department of health shall enforce any orders made by the board of health and any laws of the state respecting […]
§16-6-20. Knotted Rope or Other Fire Escape in Rooms; Exception
Each keeper of a hotel in this state shall provide and keep constantly in each room of the hotel, above the second floor, a knotted rope, wire ladder or other proper fire escape of sufficient strength and length, strongly attached or fastened to some outside window in said room, by which any person or persons […]
§16-6-21. Fire Extinguishers
Every hotel shall be provided with one fire extinguisher, of style and size approved by the national board of fire underwriters, on each floor containing twenty-five hundred square feet of floor area; and one additional fire extinguisher on each floor for each additional twenty-five hundred square feet of floor area, or fraction thereof. Every such […]
§16-6-22. Liability of Hotel or Restaurant Keeper for Loss of Property; Deposit of Valuables
It shall be the duty of the keepers of hotels and restaurants to exercise due care and diligence in providing honest servants and employees, and to take every reasonable precaution to protect the persons and property of their guests and boarders, but no such keeper of any hotel or restaurant shall be held liable in […]
§16-6-22a. Sulfite Use Warning
[Repealed.]
§16-6-22b. Hotels and Restaurants to Secure Covers of Grease Traps
(a) This section applies to hotels and restaurants that use grease traps that are outdoors or are in areas that are accessible to members of the general public. (b)(1) Grease traps with manhole covers shall be designed to withstand expected loads and prevent access by children. (A) The manhole cover shall be secured by a […]
§16-6-23. Offenses
Any person, firm, or corporation operating a hotel or a restaurant in this state, or who shall let a building to be used for such purposes, without first having complied with the provisions of this article, is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined $50 for each day the failure to […]
§16-6-24. Prosecution
The prosecuting attorney of each county in this state is hereby authorized and required, upon complaint under oath of the director of health, or other person or persons, to prosecute to termination before any court of competent jurisdiction, in the name of the state, a proper action or proceeding against any person or persons violating […]
§16-6-3. Hotel and Restaurant Defined; Hotels and Restaurants Not Subject to Provisions of Article
For the purpose of this article, every building where food and lodging are usually furnished to guests and payment required therefor shall be deemed a hotel, and every place where food without lodging is usually furnished to guests and payment required therefor shall be deemed a restaurant. But the provisions of this article, except those […]
§16-6-4. Application for Inspection of Hotel or Restaurant; Temporary Permit; Certificate of Inspection; Fee
Every person, firm or corporation proposing to operate a hotel or restaurant shall apply to the director of health for an inspection and certificate thereof, and said inspector shall inspect the premises described in such application as soon thereafter as may be practicable; but if it be impracticable to do so within ten days after […]