W. Va. Code 16-6 (hotel and restaurant inspection, state health director) and 64 CSR 18, General Sanitation Rule; local health department permit and inspection. Enforced by WV DHHR Office of Environmental Health Services (rule); county/local health departments (permits, inspections); State Fire Marshal (fire code). Checked on the primary source; the state record was last reviewed 2026-11-12.
W. Va. Code 16-6-8 calls for annual inspection of hotels; 16-6-3 excludes hotels with fewer than ten bed chambers and seasonal summer hotels (two sections still apply to small hotels). OEHS places hotels, motels, B&Bs and tourist cabins under 64 CSR 18, with local health departments permitting and inspecting. Confirm with the local health department.
Source: primary document
Statewide layer. County and city amendments sit on top; confirm the local office for the address.
In force; 16-6 sections 4-8 listed as not repealed (state code site, read Oct 19, 2026); OEHS page re-read Oct 19, 2026
W. Va. Code 16-6 (hotel and restaurant inspection, state health director) and 64 CSR 18, General Sanitation Rule; local health department permit and inspection. W. Va. Code 16-6-8 calls for annual inspection of hotels; 16-6-3 excludes hotels with fewer than ten bed chambers and seasonal summer hotels (two sections still apply to small hotels). OEHS places hotels, motels, B&Bs and tourist cabins under 64 CSR 18, with local health departments permitting and inspecting. Confirm with the local health department.
WV DHHR Office of Environmental Health Services (rule); county/local health departments (permits, inspections); State Fire Marshal (fire code).
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