West Virginia Code Chapter 21. Labor § 21-7-6. Employer's permit;  fee

No employer shall deliver or cause to be delivered to a person in this State any materials for manufacture by industrial homework unless and until such employer has obtained an employer's permit from the commissioner.  Application for such permit shall be in the form prescribed by the commissioner.

An employer's permit shall be issued only after payment by the employer of a fee of fifty dollars, and shall be valid for a period of one year from its date of issuance unless sooner revoked or suspended pursuant to section ten.  All fees collected under this section shall be paid forthwith into the state treasury to the credit of the general fund.