Type I. - This is for a private club license issued to a nationally recognized fraternal or veterans organization, and or any other nonprofit social club, all of the same being operated exclusively for the benefit of its members and pays no part of its income to shareholders or individual members, and maintains on its premises a suitable kitchen and dining facility with related equipment for serving food to members and their guests.
Type II. - This is for social organizations or corporations operated for legitimate purposes and for profit, that pays part of its income to shareholders or individual members, and maintains on its premises a suitable kitchen and dining facility with related equipment, and employs a sufficient number of persons for the serving of meals to members and their guests at all times during the hours of operation.
As to each of the categories above, a license will only be granted upon a certification that the general public is not and will not be admitted on the premises, and only duly elected or approved dues paying members in good standing, and their guests, while in the company of a member, are permitted to enter said premises. The membership list requirement may be met through social media members and guests, actual member and guest list, or other lists of members, either electronically or manually, maintained by the licensee. Any type of private club that does not maintain a membership list may not be afforded the rights and protections of the private club privilege.
W. Va. Code R. § 175-2-3