West Virginia Code 21-15-10 – Issuance of permit; certificate of inspection; availability to public
If, after inspection, a zipline or canopy tour, is found to comply with the rules of the division, the division shall issue a permit to operate. The permit shall be in the form of a certificate of inspection and shall be kept in the records of any operator for a three-year period and shall be readily accessible to the public for inspection at any reasonable time at the zipline location. A copy of the certificate, showing the last date of inspection, shall be affixed to the zipline upon issuance, or at any other location designated by the commissioner of the division: Provided, That the division shall take final action upon all completed permit applications within thirty days of receipt if the application is uncontested, or within ninety days if the application is contested.
Terms Used In West Virginia Code 21-15-10
- Commissioner: means the labor commissioner or his designated agent. See West Virginia Code 21-3A-2
- Division: means the West Virginia Division of Labor. See West Virginia Code 21-15-2
- Operator: means any person, partnership, corporation or other commercial entity and their agents, officers, employees or representatives, who has operational responsibility for any zipline or canopy tour. See West Virginia Code 21-15-2
- Zipline: means a commercial recreational activity where participants, by the use of a permanent cable or rope line suspended between support structures, enables a participant attached to a pulley to traverse from one point to another, for the purpose of giving the participants amusement, pleasure, thrills or excitement. See West Virginia Code 21-15-2