Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024
Section 58-26-2 - Definitions2.1. "Director" means the director of the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources.2.2. "Government-Owned Reservoir" means any natural or artificial impoundment, lake, pond, or reservoir that is partially or wholly within the territorial limits of West Virginia and is owned or administered by the federal government or by the State or any political subdivision of the state.2.3. "Special Rules" means rules to be observed in the operation or navigation of motorboats and other vessels upon, over, or through the waters of a particular government-owned reservoir which the director considers necessary for the public health or safety of persons or property on or in those waters, or for the preservation of useful aquatic life. Special rules supplement the provisions of W. Va. Code § 20-7-1et seq., and the general rules promulgated thereunder, as they relate to motorboats and other vessels by further limiting, restricting, or prohibiting the operation or navigation of the vessels on a particular government-owned reservoir.2.4. All other terms have the meaning prescribed in W. Va. Code § 20-7-11et seq.