West Virginia Code § 20-9-1

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As used in this article:
(1) "ABYC" means the American Boat and Yacht Council;
(2) "Boat dock" means a man-made structure that protrudes into a body of water for the
purpose of mooring a boat or for other water-related recreation, including boat liveries, and
that is connected to an electrical power source in any manner: Provided, That "boat dock"
does not include structures that are privately owned and used exclusively by the owner or
the owner's guests for noncommercial purposes; u
(3) "Boat dock or marina owner or operator" means any person who:
(A) Has an ownership interest in a boat dock or marinaa, other than a lienholder; or
(B) Operates a boat dock or marina;
(4) "Ground fault circuit interrupter" means a device that functions to de-energize a circuit,
or a portion thereof, within an established period of time when current to ground exceeds a
predetermined value that is less than required to operate the over current protective device
of the supply circuit;
(5) "Marina" means a dock inceluding a boat dock or basin providing moorings for motorboats
and offering supply, repair or other services, including electrical power supply, for
remuneration: ProvidedL, That "marina" does not include docks that are privately owned and
used exclusively by the owner or the owner's guests for noncommercial purposes;
(6) "Motorboat" means any vessel propelled by an electrical, steam, gas, diesel or other
propelled or driven motor, whether or not the motor is the principal source of propulsion,
but does not include a vessel with a valid marine document issued by the United States
BurWeau of Customs or any federal agency that is the successor to the Bureau of Customs;
(7) "Person" means an individual, partnership, firm, corporation, association or other entity;
and
(8) "Vessel" means every description of watercraft, other than a seaplane on the water, used
or capable of being used as a means of transportation on the water.

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