§20-7-19. Water skiing and surfboarding.
(a) No person shall operate a vessel on any waters of this state towing a person or persons on water skis, surfboard or similar device, nor shall any person engage in water skiing, surfboarding or similar activity at any time between the hours from one hour after sunset to one hour before sunrise.

(b) The provisions of subsection (a) of this section do not apply to a performer engaged in a professional exhibition or a person or persons engaged in an activity authorized under section twenty of this article.

(c) No person shall operate or manipulate any vessel, tow rope or other device by which the direction or location of water skis, surfboard or similar device may be affected or controlled in such a way as to cause water skis, surfboard or similar device, or any person thereon to collide with or strike against any object or person.

Note: WV Code updated with legislation passed through the 2012 1st Special Session