Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024
Section 64-18-2 - Definitions2.1. Approved - A procedure of operation, installation or construction which is in accordance with the standards, specifications, and instructions established by the bureau for public health.2.2. Bed and Breakfast Inn - An establishment providing lodging facilities in the form of sleeping accommodations and, at a minimum, a breakfast for a fee.2.3. Campground - A tract of land established, maintained, and offered to the public for payment for the location or placement of two or more camping units.2.4. Camping Unit - Any tent, camping vehicle, cabin, or similar vehicle or structure designed or intended to be used for camping purposes. 2.4.a. A "camping unit" means and includes, but is not limited to, tents, tent campers, fold down campers, pop up campers, travel trailers, camping vans, motor homes, pick up coach campers, or any other unit built or mounted on a vehicle or chassis and capable of being self-propelled or towed.2.4.b. A "camping unit" shall not include any unit kept by its owner on land occupied by the owner in connection with his or her dwelling, or any unoccupied camping unit kept and stored at a location that has been reserved for storage within a campground.2.5. Campsite - Any plot of land within a campground used or intended to be used for the location or placement of a camping unit.2.6. Care Facilities - Include, but are not limited to, public or private halfway houses, adult day care facilities, residential care facilities (such as juvenile group homes and work release centers), and non-disaster shelters (such as homeless shelters and family violence protection shelters). The term does not include health care facilities licensed by the Office of Health Facilities Licensure and Certification in the Office of the Inspector General.2.7. Commissioner - The commissioner of the bureau for public health or his or her lawful designee.2.8. Construct - To install, establish, extend, alter or modify.2.9. Health Officer - The commissioner of the bureau for public health who is also the State Health Officer or the executive officer of the local board of health or his or her lawful representative. 2.10. Hotel - Every building where food and lodging are furnished to guests and payment is required.2.11. Institution - A public or private facility established by an organization or corporation for the purpose of providing higher education, care, training, rehabilitation or other similar services or functions. An "institution" includes public or private correctional facilities, colleges and universities, and primary and secondary educational facilities (pre-K through grade twelve).2.12. Labor Camp - A labor camp includes any lumber, mining, agricultural, construction, or other industrial camp where ten or more persons are employed and housed in temporary quarters, such as cars, motor homes, camper vehicles, wagons, tents, cabins, buildings, or other similar enclosures.2.13. Lodging Facilities - Include, but are not limited to, hotels, motels, labor camps and Bed and Breakfast Inns.2.14. Mass Gathering - Any group of two hundred fifty (250) or more persons assembled together for a meeting, festival, social gathering, concert or other similar purpose. The term shall not include assembly in any permanent buildings or permanent structures designed, equipped and intended for use by large numbers of people. For the purposes of this subsection, 'equipped' means supplied with adequate sanitary facilities for the intended use.2.15. Motel - Every building constructed, designed, maintained, offered or used to furnish lodging to automobile transient guests or the traveling public. The term motel includes auto courts, motor courts, auto lodges, motor lodges, tourist cabins, tourist cottages and tourist courts.2.16. Nuisance - An annoyance or anything which causes injury, inconvenience, damage, or which essentially interferes with the enjoyment of life or property, and includes, but is not limited to, inadequate or unsanitary sewage, water or plumbing facilities or other unsanitary conditions.2.17. Occupant - A person utilizing a specific facility governed by this rule.2.18. Operator - A person who has been granted a written permit, in accordance with this rule, to operate a facility governed by this rule.2.19. Organized Camp - Any area, place, parcel or tract of land on which facilities are established or maintained to provide an outdoor group living experience for children or adults, or where one or more permanent or semi-permanent structures are established or maintained as living or sleeping quarters for children or adults, and operated for educational, social, recreational, religious instruction or activity, physical education or health, or vacation purposes either gratuitously or for compensation. This definition shall not be construed to include a hunting, fishing, or other camp privately owned and used exclusively for the personal pleasure of the owner.2.20. Permit - A written document issued by the health officer giving a person permission to operate a specific facility governed by this rule.2.21. Person - An individual, partnership, association, syndicate, company, firm, trust, corporation, institution, department, division, bureau, agency, or any entity recognized by law.2.22. Primitive Camping - Campsites provide for temporary use by persons seeking a very basic outdoor experience, without amenities typically found in a campground. Camping sites for primitive camping are not provided with water under pressure or electrical service.2.23. Public Restroom - A structure housing toilet, lavatory, or other such facilities intended for the unrestricted use by the public.2.24. Recreational Facilities - Include, but are not limited to, campgrounds, parks, playgrounds, organized camps, fairs, festivals and mass gatherings.2.25. School - A public or private organization that provides instruction for the teaching of children. The term includes early childhood / primary education centers, middle childhood / junior high education centers, adolescent / high school education centers and vocational education centers. The term does not include child care centers as defined in the bureau for public health rule, Child Care Centers, 64CSR21. Schools include public or private correctional facilities, colleges and universities and primary and secondary educational facilities (pre-K through grade twelve).2.26. Service Animal - Any guide dog, signal dog, or other animal individually trained to provide assistance to an individual with a disability.2.27. Sewer Connection - The connection consisting of all pipes, fittings, and appurtenances from the waste drain outlet of a facility to the inlet pipe of the corresponding sewer riser pipe of the sewer system serving a specific facility governed by this rule.2.28. Sewer System - A system whether publicly or privately owned which receives and treats sewage and provides for the disposal of effluent and sludge from the system. Included in this definition are individual sewer systems and public sewer systems.2.29. Waste Disposal Station - A facility used for disposing of excreta or sewage from a camping unit waste holding tank.2.30. Wastewater - Water containing human, animal, or domestic waste.2.31. Water Connection - The connection consisting of all pipes, fittings and appurtenances from the water connection inlet of a facility to the outlet pipe of the corresponding water riser pipe of the water distribution system serving a specific facility governed by this rule.2.32. Water Supply System - A system of pipes, appurtenances and equipment for the collection, treatment, storage or distribution of water.