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 principles. Such proper ventilation shall be construed to require at least one door and one window in every sleeping room, which window shall permit easy access to the outside of the building, light well or court. No room shall be used as a sleeping room which does not open to the outside of the building or light wells, air shafts or courts.
Structure West Virginia Code
Article 6. Hotels and Restaurants
§16-6-3. Hotel and Restaurant Defined; Hotels and Restaurants Not Subject to Provisions of Article
§16-6-5. Form and Content of Application for Inspection; Payment of Fee
§16-6-6. Contents of Certificate and Permit; Posting
§16-6-7. Certificate or Permit Prerequisite to License
§16-6-8. Annual Inspection of Hotels and Restaurants; Powers and Duties of Director of Health
§16-6-9. Alterations and Changes by Owner; Penalty for Refusal or Failure to Make
§16-6-10. Notices by Director of Health
§16-6-11. Lighting; Plumbing; Ventilation
§16-6-15. Beds and Floor Coverings
§16-6-17. Employment of Person Having Communicable Disease
§16-6-18. Disinfection of Rooms and Beds; Penalty
§16-6-19. Hallways; Fire Escapes
§16-6-20. Knotted Rope or Other Fire Escape in Rooms; Exception
§16-6-22. Liability of Hotel or Restaurant Keeper for Loss of Property; Deposit of Valuables
§16-6-22a. Sulfite Use Warning
§16-6-22b. Hotels and Restaurants to Secure Covers of Grease Traps