Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024
Section 87-1-16 - Exemption for agricultural purposes16.1. If a property owner or other responsible party claims exemption from the State Fire Code based on the agricultural purposes exemption identified in subsection 1.6. of this rule, it would be based upon W. Va. Code § 15A-11-3, that "buildings or structures utilized primarily for agricultural purposes shall be exempt from the provisions of the State Building Code, the State Fire Code, and any county or municipal building code or ordinance that is or may be adopted".16.2. The term "agricultural purposes" means the raising, cultivation, drying, harvesting, marketing, production, or storage of agricultural products, including both crops and livestock, for sale or use in agriculture or agricultural production, or the storage of machinery or equipment used in support of agricultural production.