{"id":"DUT-WV-006","kind":"duty","level":"state","jurisdiction":"West Virginia","state":"WV","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"West Virginia Legislature (codified statute)","authority":"W. Va. Code § 16-1-6","instrument":"W. Va. Code § 16-1-6","title":"Commissioner of the Bureau for Public Health; powers and duties","dateIssued":"2026-09-29","effective":"In force throughout 2020 Q2 to 2021 Q3","end":"standing","startDate":"2026-09-29","endDate":"","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["DUTY","COND"],"addressees":["owners or persons in control of premises open to the public; institutions; places where trades or industries are conducted"],"clause":"(2) To enforce all laws of this state concerning public health.... (14) To inspect and enforce rules to control the sanitary conditions of... workshops, factories, labor camps, places of entertainment, hotels,... all other places open to the general public and inviting public patronage or public assembly... and places where trades or industries are conducted","enforcement":"Violation of the article or of any rule or order under it: fine of $50 to $500 (W. Va. Code § 16-1-18; Ex. DUT-WV-007)","functions":[],"notes":"Submission of every workshop, factory, place of entertainment, hotel and every other place \u0027open to the general public and inviting public patronage or public assembly\u0027 to the Commissioner\u0027s sanitary inspection and enforcement; (a)(3) charges the Commissioner to investigate \u0027epidemics and endemic conditions\u0027 and \u0027the effects of environment, employment, habits, and circumstances of life on the public health\u0027; (a)(15) to enforce the legislative rules on \u0027occupational and industrial health hazards.\u0027","sourceUrl":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/pdf/16-1-6/","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":64588,"grade":"primary","character":"statutory_duty","description":"","collection":"DUT-WV","url":"/library/DUT-WV-006","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/DUT-WV-006","citation":"West Virginia Legislature (codified statute), W. Va. Code § 16-1-6 (standing) (Ex. DUT-WV-006)","stateName":"West Virginia","related":["WV-022","WV-029","WV-053","WV-064","WV-080","DUT-WV-007","DUT-WV-001","DUT-WV-002","DUT-WV-004","DUT-WV-005","DUT-WV-009","DUT-WV-011"]}