West Virginia § 20-9-2 Boat Dock and Marina Safety Requirements - Swimming and Signage

West Virginia Statutes

§ 20-9-2 — Boat Dock and Marina Safety Requirements - Swimming and Signage

West Virginia § 20-9-2

Ch. 20NATURAL RESOURCES

Art. 9BOAT DOCK AND MARINA SAFETY REQUIREMENTS -- THE MICHAEL CUNNINGHAM ACT

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Bluebook

W. Va. Code § 20-9-2 (2026).

Text

All boat dock or marina owners or operators shall install permanent safety signage with print legible at eighty feet of distance and placed to give adequate notice, to persons using the boat dock or marina or swimming near the boat dock or marina, of the electric shock hazard risks of the waters around the boat dock or marina. The signage shall state: "ELECTRIC SHOCK HAZARD RISK: NO SWIMMING WITHIN 100 YARDS OF THE BOAT DOCK".

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All boat dock or marina owners or operators shall install permanent safety signage with print legible at eighty feet of distance and placed to give adequate notice, to persons using the boat dock or marina or swimming near the boat dock or marina, of the electric shock hazard risks of the waters around the boat dock or marina. The signage shall state: "ELECTRIC SHOCK HAZARD RISK: NO SWIMMING WITHIN 100 YARDS OF THE BOAT DOCK".

Legislative History

2013 Reg. Sess., HB3020; 2012 Reg. Sess., SB477; 1992 Reg. Sess., SB105; 1992 Reg. Sess., SB18; 1990 Reg. Sess., HB4364; 1989 Reg. Sess., SB301; 1988 Reg. Sess., HB3146