It shall be unlawful for any person to keep, maintain or allow any abandoned or currently used water well upon any land in which such person has any right to possession as owner, tenant or otherwise, which does not have affixed thereto a cover of sufficient strength to prevent any person from accidentally falling into such well.
Structure West Virginia Code
Chapter 61. Crimes and Their Punishment
Article 10. Crimes Against Public Policy
§61-10-2. Permitting Gaming Table or Device on Premises; Penalty
§61-10-5. Betting on Games of Chance; Furnishing Money or Thing of Value Therefor; Penalty
§61-10-6. Permitting Gaming at Hotels; Penalty
§61-10-7. Presumption Against Hotelkeeper
§61-10-8. Gaming at Outhouse of Hotel; Penalty
§61-10-9. Cheating at Gaming; Penalty
§61-10-10. Poolroom Defined; Selling Tickets and Chances in Lottery; Penalty
§61-10-11. Lotteries or Raffles; Penalty
§61-10-11a. “Policy” or “numbers”; Penalty
§61-10-11b. Possession of “policy” or “numbers” Slips Unlawful
§61-10-12. Proceeds of Lottery Forfeited to the State
§61-10-13. Associations and Companies Trading as Bank Without Authority of Law; Penalty
§61-10-14. Laws on Gaming, Lotteries and Unchartered Banks Remedial
§61-10-16. Picture or Theatrical Act Reflecting Upon Any Race or Class of Citizens; Penalty
§61-10-17. Lobbying on Floor of Legislature; Ejection of Lobbyist; Penalty; Jurisdiction
§61-10-19. Cornering Market in Foods or Other Necessities of Life; Penalty
§61-10-20. Failure of Employers to Provide Certain Benefits for Employees
§61-10-21. Unlawful Use of Prefix Doctor or Dr. Penalty
§61-10-22. Bribery of Participants in Professional or Amateur Games and Horse Racing; Penalty
§61-10-23. Debt Pooling; Definition; Offenses; Penalty; Jurisdiction; Pleading and Proof
§61-10-30. Open Water Wells Prohibited
§61-10-31. Conspiracy; Construction of Section; Penalties
§61-10-33. Prohibition Against Selling a Pure Caffeine Product