BOWLING ALLEYS AND BILLIARD, POOL AND BAGATELLE TABLES

Charleston, W. Va., City Code ch. 18, art. V

in effect

Charleston, W. Va., City Code § 18-141 License fees.

Sec. 18-141. - License fees. The annual license fee to keep or maintain a bowling alley, a billiard, pool or bagatelle table, or table of like kind, for public use, where any charge is made for its use, shall be $20.00; but if more than one of such alleys or tables are kept or maintained in the same building by the same person, the fee shall be $20.00 for the first one and $15.00 for each additional one. (Bill No. 7571, 4-15-2013; Bill No. 7576, 5-20-2013)

Charleston, W. Va., City Code § 18-142 Gambling; intoxicating liquor prohibited.

Sec. 18-142. - Gambling; intoxicating liquor prohibited. A licensee under this article, his agents or employees, shall not permit any person in any manner to bet or wager anything of value upon any game played upon such alleys or tables. Such licensee, his agents or employees, shall not permit anyone to bring any intoxicating liquors of any kind into such building or other place where such alleys or tables are located. (Bill No. 7571, 4-15-2013)

Charleston, W. Va., City Code § 18-143 Minors prohibited.

Sec. 18-143. - Minors prohibited. Persons keeping or maintaining billiard, pool or bagatelle tables, or other tables of like kind, their agents or employees, shall not permit any person under the age of 18 years to play at such tables and shall not permit any such person under the age of 18 years to remain or loiter, whether playing at such tables or not, in the room where such tables are located. (Bill No. 7571, 4-15-2013)

Source: City of Charleston, West Virginia, City Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/wv/charleston/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_CH18BU_ARTVBOALBIPOBATAFetched: 11/7/2026