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Securing a Business License
Contractors subject to licensing:
• Electrical contractor.
• General building contractor.
• General engineering contractor.
• Heating, ventilating and cooling
contractor.
• Multifamily building contractor.
• Piping contractor.
• Plumbing contractor.
• Residential building contractor.
• Specialty contractor.
To obtain more information, including an
application for a Contractors License, contact:
Contractor Licensing Board
Department of Commerce
Division of Labor
1900 Kanawha Boulevard, East
Charleston, WV 25305
(304) 558-7890
www.wvlabor.org
Division of Natural Resources
The Division of Natural Resources oversees the
issuance of permits for business activities that
potentially impact wildlife and the environment.
The division’s primary focus is wildlife protection
and law enforcement through conservation officers.
Public Information Officer
Department of Commerce
Division of Natural Resources
324 Fourth Ave
South Charleston, WV 25303
(304) 558-2784
www.wvdnr.gov
Public Service Commission
The Transportation Administration and the
Transportation Enforcement Divisions of the
Public Service Commission continue to work
closely to accomplish the mission of each
respective division.
The Motor Carrier Section enforces economic
regulations (limited to transportation of
passengers, household goods movers and solid
waste for rates, territory and registration as it
relates to intrastate carriers, and also third party
towing for rates only on tows requested by
anyone other than the owner or driver of the
vehicle). The Motor Carrier Section is responsible
for issuing permits and certificates, maintaining
insurance records and other administrative
operations.
The Safety Enforcement Section enforces
economic regulations (limited to the
transportation of passengers, household good
movers and solid waste for rates, territory and
registration, and also third party towing for rates
only on tows requested by anyone other than the
owner or driver of the vehicle). This section also
enforces safety regulations (adopted the Federal
Motor Carrier Safety Regulations) over interstate
and intrastate commercial motor vehicles (private
and for-hire).
The Weight Enforcement Officers perform weight
and oversize inspections of the commercial
motor vehicles operated on all state maintained
highways. Inspections are performed on a daily
basis in the enforcement officer’s assigned
work area and at regional road check sites in
coordination with Transportation Enforcement
inspectors.
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