The state director of health or any county or municipal health officer shall inquire into and investigate all nuisances affecting the public health within his jurisdiction; and the said director or any such officer or the county commission of any county or any municipality is authorized and empowered to apply to the circuit court of the county in which any such nuisance exists, or to the judge thereof in vacation, for an injunction forthwith to restrain, prevent or abate such nuisance.
W. Va. Code § 16-3-6
Nuisances affecting public health
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case City of Hurricane v. Disposal Service Inc. (2014)
Most recently applied in City of Hurricane v. Disposal Service Inc. (August 2014)
Official source: West Virginia Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain West Virginia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.