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 shall be occupied by any other person. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be subject to a fine not exceeding $300, and to confinement in jail not exceeding six months, or both, at the discretion of the court.
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