Who needs a health spa notice and bond in West Virginia?

Issued by West Virginia Attorney General, Consumer Protection Division (health spa rule, 142 CSR 13), at step 4 of 6 in the opening sequence: get the permits for your kind of business.

2 of the 20 kinds of business in West Virginia

A business primarily selling memberships for exercise instruction or facility use is a health spa under the rule. Send the Consumer Protection Division a letter 30 days before opening describing how you will comply, write the three-day cancellation right and the prorated refund terms into every contract, and keep the bond on file; it covers only members’ refunds if the spa closes.

Draft. This row was drafted from the agency’s own page and has not yet been confirmed against it. Confirm it with the agency before you pay anything.

Step 4 of 6: Get the permits for your kind of business

  1. Set up the business
  2. Register for tax
  3. Approve the space
  4. Get the permits for your kind of business
  5. Alcohol permits
  6. Before the first hire

Issued by West Virginia Attorney General, Consumer Protection Division (health spa rule, 142 CSR 13).

Sources and dates

142 CSR 13 (Attorney General health spa rule: definitions, bond, cancellation of contracts); West Virginia Consumer Credit and Protection Act. Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.

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