West Virginia Code 20-7-19 – Water skiing and surfboarding
(a) No person shall operate a vessel on any waters of this state towing a person or persons on water skis, surfboard, or similar device, nor shall any person engage in water skiing, surfboarding, or similar activity between sunset and sunrise.
Terms Used In West Virginia Code 20-7-19
- Person: except as otherwise defined elsewhere in this chapter, means the plural "persons" and shall include individuals, partnerships, corporations or other legal entities. See West Virginia Code 20-1-2
- State: when applied to a part of the United States and not restricted by the context, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" also include the said district and territories. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
(b) The provisions of §20-7-19(a) of this code do not apply to a performer engaged in a professional exhibition or a person or persons engaged in an activity authorized under § 20-7-20 of this code.
(c) No person shall operate or manipulate any vessel, tow rope, or other device by which the direction or location of water skis, surfboard, or similar device may be affected or controlled in such a way as to cause water skis, surfboard, or similar device, or any person thereon, to collide with or strike against any object or person.