West Virginia Code § 16-1-17

Penalties for interfering with examiners, inspectors or other authorized
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representatives of the commissioner in the performance of duty.
The commissioner may employ such administrative employees, inspectors, examiners or
other persons as may be necessary to properly carry out the provisions of the public health
laws of this state. The inspectors, examiners and other employees shall act as the
commission's representatives and, under his or her direction, shall enforce tehe provisions of
the public health laws and all duly promulgated public health rules and in the discharge of
official duties, shall have the right of entry into any institution or schoorl, whether public or
private, public conveyances, dairy, creamery, slaughterhouse, workshop, factory, labor
camp, place of entertainment, hotel, tourist camp, all other places open to the general public
and inviting public patronage or public assembly, or tendering to the public any item for
human consumption, and places where hazardous trades or tindustries are conducted.
Any person interfering with or attempting to interfere with any inspector, examiner, or other
duly authorized employee of the commissioner in the discharge of his or her duties under
this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less
than $50 nor more than $500. s

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