Source: http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/2011/RS/bills/hb2532%20sub%20enr.htm
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HB2532 SUB ENR
AN ACT to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated §21-15-1, §21-15-2, §21-15-3, §21-15-4, §21-15-5, §21-15-6, §21-15-7, §21-15-8, §21-15-9, §21-15-10, §21-15-11, §21-15-12, §21-15-13 and §21- 15-14, all relating to zipline and canopy tour regulation; establishing legislative purpose; defining terms; setting forth duties of zipline and canopy tour operators; requiring liability insurance; establishing responsibilities of participants; defining liability of zipline and canopy tour operators; authorizing the Division of Labor to regulate ziplines and canopy tours; authorizing the Division of Labor to propose rules for Legislative approval; requiring permits and inspections; authorizing the Division of Labor to charge inspection and permit fees; authorizing the Division of Labor to hire or contract with inspectors; authorizing the Division of Labor to certify professional inspectors; requiring notice of serious physical injury or fatality; requiring investigations of serious physical injuries or fatalities; providing for service of process; authorizing the temporary cessation of operations; providing for insurance or bond requirements; and providing for regulation of ziplines and canopy tours by cities and counties.
That the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended by adding thereto a new article, designated §21-15-1, §21-15-2, §21-15-3, §21-15-4, §21-15-5, §21-15-6, §21-15-7, §21-15-8, §21-15- 9, §21-15-10, §21-15-11, §21-15-12, §21-15-13 and §21-15-14 to read as follows:
(2) "Canopy tours" means a facility not located in an amusement park or carnival which is a supervised or guided educational or recreational activity including, but not limited to, beams, bridges, cable traverses, climbing walls, nets, platforms, ropes, swings, towers and ziplines, which may be installed on or in trees, poles, portable structures or buildings, or be part of self- supporting structures.
(a) The Division shall charge inspection and permit fees. The annual permit fee is $100.00 for each zipline or canopy tour.
If, after inspection, a zipline or canopy tour, is found to comply with the rules of the division, the division shall issue a permit to operate. The permit shall be in the form of a certificate of inspection and shall be kept in the records of any operator for a three-year period and shall be readily accessible to the public for inspection at any reasonable time at the zipline location. A copy of the certificate, showing the last date of inspection, shall be affixed to the zipline upon issuance, or at any other location designated by the commissioner of the division.