General Sanitation
General Sanitation
The following facility types are subject to the 64 CSR 18 General Sanitation Rule:
CARE FACILITIES : Adult Day Care Centers, Emergency Shelters, Group Homes, Recovery Houses and Work Release Centers.
INSTITUTIONS : Colleges and Universities, Correctional Facilities: Detention Centers, Jails, and Prisons.*
LODGING FACILITIES : Bed & Breakfast Inns, Hotels and Motels, Labor Camps, Tourist Cabins and other lodging facilities.
RECREATIONAL FACILITIES : Campgrounds, Fairs & Festivals, Mass Gatherings, Organized Camps, Parks, and Playgrounds.
SCHOOLS : Primary and Secondary (K-12) - public and private
*No permit is required for PUBLIC RESTROOMS that are not part of a permitted facility. Moreover, local health departments do not issue permits or routinely inspect some of the above facilities, such as colleges and universities. However, sanitarians may inspect public restrooms or any of the above facilities (permitted or otherwise) on complaint basis. Some institutions, such as WV State Hospitals, Correctional Facilities and Work Release Centers, are inspected by State-level Regional Sanitarians--not the County Health Department.
For information on how to obtain or renew a permit for one of the above facilities, please click on the respective link below.