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WV Code § 20-3A-9 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 20. Natural Resources|Article 3A. Skiing Responsibility Act|§20-3A-9. Competition

(a) The ski area operator shall, prior to use of any portion of the area made available by the ski area operator, allow each competitor the opportunity to conduct a reasonable visual inspection of the ski slopes and trails or freestyle terrain used in the competition.(b) The competitor shall be held to assume the risk of all ski slopes and trails or freestyle terrain conditions including, but not limited to, weather and snow conditions; obstacles, course or feature location, construction or layout, freestyle terrain configuration and conditions; and other courses, layouts, or configurations of the area to be used. No liability shall attach to a ski area operator for injury or death to any competitor caused by course, venue, or area conditions that a visual inspection should have revealed or by collisions with other competitors.
WV Code § 20-3B-1 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 20. Natural Resources|Article 3B. Whitewater Responsibility Act|§20-3B-1. Legislative Purposes

Every year, in rapidly increasing numbers, the inhabitants of the State of West Virginia and nonresidents are enjoying the recreational value of West Virginia rivers and streams. The tourist trade is of vital importance to the State of West Virginia and the services offered by commercial whitewater outfitters and commercial whitewater guides significantly contribute to the economy of the State of West Virginia. The Legislature recognizes that there are inherent risks in the recreational activities provided by commercial whitewater outfitters and commercial whitewater guides which should be understood by each participant. It is essentially impossible for commercial whitewater outfitters and commercial whitewater guides to eliminate these risks. It is the purpose of this article to define those areas of responsibility and affirmative acts for which commercial whitewater outfitters and commercial whitewater guides are liable for loss, damage or injury.
WV Code § 20-3B-2 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 20. Natural Resources|Article 3B. Whitewater Responsibility Act|§20-3B-2. Definitions

Unless the context of usage clearly requires otherwise:(a) "Commercial whitewater outfitter" means any person, partnership, corporation or other organization, or any combination thereof, as defined in section twenty-three, article two of this chapter.(b) "Commercial whitewater guide" means any person as defined in section twenty-three, article two of this chapter.(c) "Participant" means any person using the services of a commercial whitewater outfitter or commercial whitewater guide on any river, portions of rivers or waters of the state.
WV Code § 20-3B-3 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 20. Natural Resources|Article 3B. Whitewater Responsibility Act|§20-3B-3. Duties of Commercial Whitewater Outfitters and Commercial Whitewater Guides

(a) All commercial whitewater outfitters and commercial whitewater guides offering professional services in this state shall provide facilities, equipment and services as advertised or as agreed to by the commercial whitewater outfitter, commercial whitewater guide and the participant. All services, facilities and equipment provided by commercial whitewater outfitters and commercial whitewater guides in this state shall conform to safety and other requirements set forth in article two of this chapter and in the rules promulgated by the commercial whitewater advisory board created by section twenty-three-a, article two of this chapter.(b) In addition to the duties set forth in subsection (a) of this section, all commercial whitewater guides providing services for whitewater expeditions in this state shall, while providing such services, conform to the standard of care expected of members of their profession.
WV Code § 20-3B-4 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 20. Natural Resources|Article 3B. Whitewater Responsibility Act|§20-3B-4. Duties of Participants

(a) Participants have a duty to act as would a reasonably prudent person when engaging in recreational activities offered by commercial whitewater outfitters and commercial whitewater guides in this state.(b) No participant may:(1) Board upon or embark upon any commercial whitewater expedition when intoxicated or under the influence of nonintoxicating beer, intoxicating beverages or controlled substances; or(2) Fail to advise the trip leader or the trip guide of any known health problems or medical disability and any prescribed medication that may be used in the treatment of such health problems during the course of the commercial whitewater expedition; or(3) Engage in harmful conduct or willfully or negligently engage in any type of conduct which contributes to or causes injury to any person or personal property; or(4) Perform any act which interferes with the safe running and operation of the expedition, including failure to use safety equipment provided by the commercial whitewater outfitter or failure to follow the instructions of the trip leader or trip guide in regard to the safety measures and conduct requested of the participants; or(5) Fail to inform or notify the trip guide or trip leader of any incident or accident involving personal injury or illness experienced during the course of any commercial whitewater expedition. If such injury or illness occurs, the participant shall leave personal identification, including name and address, with the commercial whitewater outfitter's agent or employee.
WV Code § 20-3B-5 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 20. Natural Resources|Article 3B. Whitewater Responsibility Act|§20-3B-5. Liability of Commercial Whitewater Outfitters and Commercial Whitewater Guides

It is recognized that some recreational activities conducted by commercial whitewater outfitters and commercial whitewater guides are hazardous to participants regardless of all feasible safety measures which can be taken.(a) No licensed commercial whitewater outfitter or commercial whitewater guide acting in the course of his employment is liable to a participant for damages or injuries to such participant unless such damage or injury was directly caused by failure of the commercial whitewater outfitter or commercial whitewater guide to comply with duties placed on him by article two of this chapter, by the rules of the commercial whitewater advisory board, or by the duties placed on such commercial whitewater outfitter or commercial whitewater guide by the provisions of this article.(b) The limitations on liability created by this article apply only to commercial whitewater outfitters licensed under the provisions of article two of this chapter and to commercial whitewater guides who are agents or employees of licensed commercial whitewater outfitters, and only when the commercial whitewater outfitter or commercial whitewater guide is acting within the course of his employment.
WV Code § 20-4-1 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 20. Natural Resources|Article 4. Equestrian Activities Responsibility Act|§20-4-1. Legislative Purpose

The Legislature finds that equestrian activities are engaged in by a large number of citizens of West Virginia and that such activities also attract to West Virginia a large number of nonresidents, significantly contributing to the economy of West Virginia. Since it is recognized that there are inherent risks in equestrian activities which should be understood by participants therein and which are essentially impossible for the operators of equestrian businesses to eliminate, it is the purpose of this article to define those areas of responsibility and those affirmative acts for which the operators of equestrian businesses shall be liable for loss, damage or injury suffered by participants, and to further define those risks which the participants expressly assume and for which there can be no recovery.
WV Code § 20-4-2 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 20. Natural Resources|Article 4. Equestrian Activities Responsibility Act|§20-4-2. Definitions

In this article, unless a different meaning plainly is required:(1) "Equestrian activity" means any sporting event or other activity involving a horse or horses, including, but not limited to:(A) Shows, fairs, competitions, performances or parades;(B) Any of the equine disciplines such as dressage, hunter and jumper shows, grand prix jumping, three day events, combined training, rodeos, driving, western games and hunting;(C) Rides, trips or hunts;(D) Riding classes, therapeutic riding programs, school and college sponsored classes and programs, or other classes in horsemanship;(E) The boarding or keeping of horses; and(F) Providing equipment or tack.(2) "Horseman" or "operator of a horseman's business" means any individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, association, public or private corporation, the United States or any federal agency, this state or any political subdivision of this state, and any other legal entity which engages, with or without compensation, in organizing, promoting, presenting or providing equestrian activities or in providing facilities for equestrian activities.(3) "Horse" means each animal of the horse kind, in every class or breed of horses, and, without limitation or exception, all members of the genus Equus and family Equidae.(4) "Participant" means any person using the services or facilities of a horseman so as to be directly involved in an equestrian activity.
WV Code § 20-4-3 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 20. Natural Resources|Article 4. Equestrian Activities Responsibility Act|§20-4-3. Duties of Horsemen

Every horseman shall:(1) Make reasonable and prudent efforts to determine the ability of a participant to safely engage in the equestrian activity, to determine the ability of the horse to behave safely with the participant, and to determine the ability of the participant to safely manage, care for and control the particular horse involved;(2) Make known to any participant any dangerous traits or characteristics or any physical impairments or conditions related to a particular horse which is involved in the equestrian activity of which the horseman knows or through the exercise of due diligence could know;(3) Make known to any participant any dangerous condition as to land or facilities under the lawful possession and control of the horseman of which the horseman knows or through the exercise of due diligence could know, by advising the participant in writing or by conspicuously posting warning signs upon the premises;(4) In providing equipment or tack to a participant, make reasonable and prudent efforts to inspect such equipment or tack to assure that it is in proper working condition and safe for use in the equestrian activity;(5) Prepare and present to each participant or prospective participant, for his or her inspection and signature, a statement which clearly and concisely explains the liability limitations, restrictions and responsibilities set forth in this article.
WV Code § 20-4-4 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 20. Natural Resources|Article 4. Equestrian Activities Responsibility Act|§20-4-4. Duties of Participants

It is recognized that equestrian activities are hazardous to participants, regardless of all feasible safety measures which can be taken.Each participant in an equestrian activity expressly assumes the risk of and legal responsibility for any injury, loss or damage to person or property which results from participation in an equestrian activity. Each participant shall have the sole individual responsibility for knowing the range of his or her own ability to manage, care for, and control a particular horse or perform a particular equestrian activity, and it shall be the duty of each participant to act within the limits of the participant's own ability, to maintain reasonable control of the particular horse or horses at all times while participating in an equestrian activity, to heed all posted warnings, to perform equestrian activities only in an area or in facilities designated by the horseman and to refrain from acting in a manner which may cause or contribute to the injury of anyone. If while actually riding in an equestrian event, any participant collides with any object or person, except an obviously intoxicated person of whom the horseman is aware, or if the participant falls from the horse or from a horse-drawn conveyance, the responsibility for such collision or fall shall be solely that of the participant or participants involved and not that of the horseman.A participant involved in an accident shall not depart from the area or facility where the equestrian activity took place without leaving personal identification, including name and address, or without notifying the proper authorities, or without obtaining assistance when that person knows or reasonably should know that any other person involved in the accident is in need of medical or other assistance.
WV Code § 20-4-5 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 20. Natural Resources|Article 4. Equestrian Activities Responsibility Act|§20-4-5. Liability of Horsemen

(a) A horseman shall be liable for injury, loss or damage caused by failure to follow the duties set forth in section three of this article where the violation of duty is causally related to the injury, loss or damage suffered. A horseman shall not be liable for any injury, loss or damage caused by the negligence of any person who is not an agent or employee of such horseman.(b) A horseman shall be liable for acts or omissions which constitute gross negligence or willful and wanton conduct which is the proximate cause of injury to a participant.(c) A horseman shall be liable for an intentional injury which he or she inflicts upon a participant.(d) Every horseman shall carry public liability insurance in limits of no less than $100,000 per person, $300,000 per occurrence and $10,000 for property damage.
WV Code § 20-4-6 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 20. Natural Resources|Article 4. Equestrian Activities Responsibility Act|§20-4-6. Liability of Participants

Any participant shall be liable for injury, loss or damage resulting from violations of the duties set forth in section four of this article.
WV Code § 20-4-7 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 20. Natural Resources|Article 4. Equestrian Activities Responsibility Act|§20-4-7. Applicability of Article

The provisions of this article do not apply to the horse racing industry that is regulated by the provisions of article twenty-three, chapter nineteen of this code.
WV Code § 20-4A-1 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 20. Natural Resources|Article 4A. Skin and Scuba Diving|§20-4A-1. Waters Where Diving Is Permitted; Exceptions

(a) Skin and scuba (self-contained underwater breathing apparatus) diving is permitted in all waters in this state, including natural and artificial lakes, except in the following areas:(1) Within one hundred feet of boat ramps, controlled swimming areas, marina areas and fishing piers marked for use by physically disabled persons;(2) Designated hazards areas;(3) Areas near dams and outlet structures in artificial lakes;(4) Heavily traveled boat lanes;(5) Narrow channels; and(6) Areas where visibility is obscured.(b) The provisions of this section shall not apply to professional skin or scuba divers engaged in demolition, salvage, construction, rescue or repair work in the regular course of their business.
WV Code § 20-4A-2 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 20. Natural Resources|Article 4A. Skin and Scuba Diving|§20-4A-2. &Quotdiver Down" Flag Required; Flag Specifications

(1) No person may skin or scuba dive in any waters of the state that are used by motorboats unless the diving area is marked by one "diver down" flag displayed at all times while a diver is in the water.(2) The "diver down" flag shall be a red field with a white diagonal stripe not less than one and one-half inches wide running upper left to lower right. The dimensions of the flag shall be not less than ten inches by ten inches and the top of the flag shall be at least three feet above the surface of the water.(3) The "diver down" flag shall be anchored and affixed to a separate flotation device. No such flag may be attached to any navigational device or placed so as to obstruct boat traffic.(4) A diver must surface within one hundred feet of the "diver down" flag marking his diving area.
WV Code § 20-4A-3 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 20. Natural Resources|Article 4A. Skin and Scuba Diving|§20-4A-3. Penalties

Any person violating any of the provisions of this article is guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than $20 nor more than $300, or confined in jail not less than ten nor more than one hundred days, or both fined and imprisoned.
WV Code § 20-5-1 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 20. Natural Resources|Article 5. Parks and Recreation|§20-5-1. Section of Parks and Recreation; Chief of Section; Existing Obligation; Appropriations

(a) The section of parks and recreation of the Division of Natural Resources shall have within its jurisdiction and supervision the parks functions of the former Division of Tourism and parks, transferred to the Division of Natural Resources pursuant to the provisions of section twelve, article one, chapter five-b of this code enacted in the year 1994. The section of parks and recreation shall be under the control of a chief, to be appointed by and to serve at the will and pleasure of the director, who shall be qualified by reason of exceptional training and experience in the field of public recreation administration or natural resource management.(b) The Division of Natural Resources shall have the duty and authority to administer those properties which are a part of the state parks and public recreation system, to which legal title has remained with the Division of Natural Resources, while the section of parks and recreation was part of the former Division of Tourism and parks.(c) All existing contracts and obligations of the section of parks and recreation, including those in the name of the Division of Tourism and parks administered on behalf of the section of parks and recreation, shall remain in full force and effect and any existing contracts and obligations relating to parks and recreation shall be performed by the Division of Natural Resources.(d) The transfer, made pursuant to executive order, to the Division of Natural Resources of the unexpended balance existing on June 30, 1995, in any appropriation originally made to the Division of Tourism and parks is hereby ratified.
WV Code § 20-5-4 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 20. Natural Resources|Article 5. Parks and Recreation|§20-5-4. Definitions; State Parks and Recreation System

As used in this article, unless the context clearly requires otherwise:"Bonds" shall mean bonds issued by the director."Cost of project" shall embrace the cost of construction, the cost of all land, property, material and labor which are deemed essential thereto, cost of improvements, financing charges, interest during construction and all other expenses, including legal fees, trustees", engineers" and architects" fees which are necessary or properly incidental to the project."Project" shall be deemed to mean collectively the acquisition of land, the construction of any buildings or other works, together with incidental approaches, structures and facilities, reasonably necessary and useful in order to provide new or improved recreational facilities."Recreational facilities" shall mean and embrace cabins, lodges, swimming pools, golf courses, restaurants, commissaries and other revenue producing facilities in any state park or state forest."Rent or rental" shall include all moneys received for the use of any recreational facility.
WV Code § 20-5-6 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 20. Natural Resources|Article 5. Parks and Recreation|§20-5-6. Tax Exemption

The exercise of the powers granted to the director herein will be in all respects for the benefit of the people of the state, for the improvement of their health, safety, convenience and welfare and for the enhancement of their recreational opportunities and is a public purpose. As the operation and maintenance of park development projects will constitute the performance of essential government functions, the director shall not be required to pay any taxes or assessments upon any park development projects or upon any property acquired or used by the director or upon the income therefrom, other than taxes collected from the consumer pursuant to article fifteen, chapter eleven of this code. The bonds and notes and all interest and income thereon shall be exempt from all taxation by this state or any county, municipality, political subdivision or agency thereof, except inheritance taxes.
WV Code § 20-5-7 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 20. Natural Resources|Article 5. Parks and Recreation|§20-5-7. Investment in Notes, Bonds and Security Interests

The notes, bonds and security interests of the director are hereby made securities in which the state Board of Investments, all insurance businesses, all banking institutions, trust companies, building and loan associations, savings and loan associations may invest and upon which notes, security interests or bonds become subject to redemption plus accrued interest to such date. Upon the purchase, the notes, security interests or bonds shall be canceled.
WV Code § 20-5-8 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 20. Natural Resources|Article 5. Parks and Recreation|§20-5-8. Disclaimer of Any Liability of State of West Virginia

The state of West Virginia shall not be liable on notes, security interests or bonds or other evidences of indebtedness of the director and the notes, security interests or bonds or other evidence of indebtedness shall not be a debt of the State of West Virginia and the notes, security interests or bonds or other evidence of indebtedness shall contain on the face thereof a statement to such effect.
WV Code § 20-5-9 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 20. Natural Resources|Article 5. Parks and Recreation|§20-5-9. Trustee for Holders of Park Development Revenue Bonds

The director may enter into an agreement or agreements with any trust company, or with any bank having the powers of a trust company, either within or outside the state, as trustee for the holders of bonds issued hereunder, setting forth therein the duties of the state and of the director in respect to acquisition, construction, improvement, maintenance, operation, repair and insurance of the project, the conservation and application of all moneys, the insurance of moneys on hand or on deposit and the rights and remedies of the trustee and the holders of the bonds, as may be agreed upon with the original purchasers of the bonds, and including therein provisions restricting the individual right of action of bondholders as is customary in trust agreements respecting bonds and debentures of corporations, protecting and enforcing the rights and remedies of the trustee and the bondholders and providing for approval by the original purchaser of the bonds of the appointment of consulting architects, and of the security given by those who contract to construct the project, and by any bank or trust company in which the proceeds of bonds or rentals shall be deposited, and for approval by the consulting architects of all contracts for construction. All expenses incurred in carrying out the agreement may be treated as a part of the cost of maintenance, operation and repair of the project.