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CA Health & Safety Code § 115922 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 10 - RECREATIONAL SAFETY|CHAPTER 5 - Safe Recreational Water Use|ARTICLE 2.5 - The Swimming Pool Safety Act|Section 115922.

115922.  (a) Except as provided in Section 115925, when a building permit is issued for the construction of a new swimming pool or spa or the remodeling of an existing swimming pool or spa at a private single-family home, the respective swimming pool or spa shall be equipped with at least two of the following seven drowning prevention safety features:(1) An enclosure that meets the requirements of Section 115923 and isolates the swimming pool or spa from the private single-family home.(2) Removable mesh fencing that meets American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) Specifications F2286 standards in conjunction with a gate that is self-closing and self-latching and can accommodate a key lockable device.(3) An approved safety pool cover, as defined in subdivision (d) of Section 115921.(4) Exit alarms on the private single-family home’s doors that provide direct access to the swimming pool or spa. The exit alarm may cause either an alarm noise or a verbal warning, such as a repeating notification that “the door to the pool is open.”(5) A self-closing, self-latching device with a release mechanism placed no lower than 54 inches above the floor on the private single-family home’s doors providing direct access to the swimming pool or spa.(6) An alarm that, when placed in a swimming pool or spa, will sound upon detection of accidental or unauthorized entrance into the water. The alarm shall meet and be independently certified to the ASTM Standard F2208 “Standard Safety Specification for Residential Pool Alarms,” which includes surface motion, pressure, sonar, laser, and infrared type alarms. A swimming protection alarm feature designed for individual use, including an alarm attached to a child that sounds when the child exceeds a certain distance or becomes submerged in water, is not a qualifying drowning prevention safety feature.(7) Other means of protection, if the degree of protection afforded is equal to or greater than that afforded by any of the features set forth above and has been independently verified by an approved testing laboratory as meeting standards for those features established by the ASTM or the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).(b) Before the issuance of a final approval for the completion of permitted construction or remodeling work, the local building code official shall inspect the drowning safety prevention features required by this section and, if no violations are found, shall give final approval.(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 670, Sec. 4. (SB 442) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 115923 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 10 - RECREATIONAL SAFETY|CHAPTER 5 - Safe Recreational Water Use|ARTICLE 2.5 - The Swimming Pool Safety Act|Section 115923.

115923.  An enclosure shall have all of the following characteristics:(a)  Any access gates through the enclosure open away from the swimming pool, and are self-closing with a self-latching device placed no lower than 60 inches above the ground. (b)  A minimum height of 60 inches. (c)  A maximum vertical clearance from the ground to the bottom of the enclosure of two inches. (d)  Gaps or voids, if any, do not allow passage of a sphere equal to or greater than four inches in diameter. (e)  An outside surface free of protrusions, cavities, or other physical characteristics that would serve as handholds or footholds that could enable a child below the age of five years to climb over. (Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 925, Sec. 3.5. Effective January 1, 1997.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 115924 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 10 - RECREATIONAL SAFETY|CHAPTER 5 - Safe Recreational Water Use|ARTICLE 2.5 - The Swimming Pool Safety Act|Section 115924.

115924.  (a) Any person entering into an agreement to build a swimming pool or spa, or to engage in permitted work on a pool or spa covered by this article, shall give the consumer notice of the requirements of this article.(b) Pursuant to existing law, the Department of Health Services shall have available on the department’s Web site, commencing January 1, 2007, approved pool safety information available for consumers to download. Pool contractors are encouraged to share this information with consumers regarding the potential dangers a pool or spa poses to toddlers. Additionally, pool contractors may provide the consumer with swimming pool safety materials produced from organizations such as the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission, Drowning Prevention Foundation, California Coalition for Children’s Safety & Health, Safe Kids Worldwide, Association of Pool and Spa Professionals, or the American Academy of Pediatrics.(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 478, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2007.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 115925 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 10 - RECREATIONAL SAFETY|CHAPTER 5 - Safe Recreational Water Use|ARTICLE 2.5 - The Swimming Pool Safety Act|Section 115925.

115925.  The requirements of this article do not apply to any of the following:(a) Public swimming pools.(b) Hot tubs or spas with locking safety covers that comply with the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM F1346).(c) An apartment complex, or any residential setting other than a single-family home.(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 670, Sec. 5. (SB 442) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 115926 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 10 - RECREATIONAL SAFETY|CHAPTER 5 - Safe Recreational Water Use|ARTICLE 2.5 - The Swimming Pool Safety Act|Section 115926.

115926.  This article does not apply to any facility regulated by the State Department of Social Services even if the facility is also used as the private residence of the operator. Pool safety in those facilities shall be regulated pursuant to regulations adopted therefor by the State Department of Social Services.(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 925, Sec. 3.5. Effective January 1, 1997.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 115927 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 10 - RECREATIONAL SAFETY|CHAPTER 5 - Safe Recreational Water Use|ARTICLE 2.5 - The Swimming Pool Safety Act|Section 115927.

115927.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, this article shall not be subject to further modification or interpretation by any regulatory agency of the state, this authority being reserved exclusively to local jurisdictions, as provided for in paragraph (7) of subdivision (a) of Section 115922 and subdivision (c) of Section 115925.(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 957, Sec. 13. (SB 1078) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 115928 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 10 - RECREATIONAL SAFETY|CHAPTER 5 - Safe Recreational Water Use|ARTICLE 2.5 - The Swimming Pool Safety Act|Section 115928.

115928.  Whenever a building permit is issued for the construction of a new swimming pool or spa, the pool or spa shall meet all of the following requirements:(a) (1) The suction outlets of the pool or spa for which the permit is issued shall be equipped to provide circulation throughout the pool or spa as prescribed in paragraphs (2) and (3).(2) The swimming pool or spa shall either have at least two circulation suction outlets per pump that shall be hydraulically balanced and symmetrically plumbed through one or more “T” fittings, and that are separated by a distance of at least three feet in any dimension between the suction outlets, or be designed to use alternatives to suction outlets, including, but not limited to, skimmers or perimeter overflow systems to conduct water to the recirculation pump.(3) The circulation system shall have the capacity to provide a complete turnover of pool water, as specified in Section 3124B of Chapter 31B of the California Building Standards Code (Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations).(b) Suction outlets shall be covered with antientrapment grates, as specified in the ANSI/APSP-16 performance standard or successor standard designated by the federal Consumer Product Safety Commission, that cannot be removed except with the use of tools. Slots or openings in the grates or similar protective devices shall be of a shape, area, and arrangement that would prevent physical entrapment and would not pose any suction hazard to bathers.(c) Any backup safety system that an owner of a new swimming pool or spa may choose to install in addition to the requirements set forth in subdivisions (a) and (b) shall meet the standards as published in the document, “Guidelines for Entrapment Hazards: Making Pools and Spas Safer,” Publication Number 363, March 2005, United States Consumer Product Safety Commission.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 679, Sec. 2. (AB 2114) Effective January 1, 2013.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 115928.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 10 - RECREATIONAL SAFETY|CHAPTER 5 - Safe Recreational Water Use|ARTICLE 2.5 - The Swimming Pool Safety Act|Section 115928.5.

115928.5.  Whenever a building permit is issued for the remodel or modification of an existing swimming pool, toddler pool, or spa, the permit shall require that the suction outlet or suction outlets of the existing swimming pool, toddler pool, or spa be upgraded so as to be equipped with antientrapment grates, as specified in the ANSI/APSP-16 performance standard or a successor standard designated by the federal Consumer Product Safety Commission.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 679, Sec. 3. (AB 2114) Effective January 1, 2013.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 115929 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 10 - RECREATIONAL SAFETY|CHAPTER 5 - Safe Recreational Water Use|ARTICLE 2.5 - The Swimming Pool Safety Act|Section 115929.

115929.  (a)  The Legislature encourages a private entity, in consultation with the Epidemiology and Prevention for Injury Control Branch of the department, to produce an informative brochure or booklet, for consumer use, explaining the child drowning hazards of, possible safety measures for, and appropriate drowning hazard prevention measures for, home swimming pools and spas, and to donate the document to the department. (b)  The Legislature encourages the private entity to use existing documents from the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission on pool safety. (c)  If a private entity produces the document described in subdivisions (a) and (b) and donates it to the department, the department shall review and approve the brochure or booklet. (d)  Upon approval of the document by the department, the document shall become the property of the state and a part of the public domain. The department shall place the document on its Web site in a format that is readily available for downloading and for publication. The department shall review the document in a timely and prudent fashion and shall complete the review within 18 months of receipt of the document from a private entity. (Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 422, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2004.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 115950 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 10 - RECREATIONAL SAFETY|CHAPTER 5 - Safe Recreational Water Use|ARTICLE 2.7 - Wave Pool Safety Act|Section 115950.

115950.  This article shall be known and may be cited as the Wave Pool Safety Act.(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 335, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2009.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 115951 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 10 - RECREATIONAL SAFETY|CHAPTER 5 - Safe Recreational Water Use|ARTICLE 2.7 - Wave Pool Safety Act|Section 115951.

115951.  For purposes of this article, the following definitions shall apply:(a) “Nonswimmer” means a person who is a weak or inexperienced swimmer or a person who cannot swim.(b) “Patron” means a swimmer or nonswimmer using a wave pool.(c) “Rest period” means a period of time that the wave generating equipment for the wave pool is not producing breaking waves.(d) “Wave pool” means a swimming pool designed for the purpose of producing breaking wave action in the water and that is not primarily designed for standup surfing or bodyboarding.(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 335, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2009.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 115975 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 10 - RECREATIONAL SAFETY|CHAPTER 5 - Safe Recreational Water Use|ARTICLE 3 - Life Saving Devices|Section 115975.

115975.  “Resort,” as used in this article, means a resort, bathhouse, or other public place for the purpose of accommodating bathers, bordering upon or adjoining the seacoast or a lake where the public resort for the purpose of bathing in the open sea or lake.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 115980 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 10 - RECREATIONAL SAFETY|CHAPTER 5 - Safe Recreational Water Use|ARTICLE 3 - Life Saving Devices|Section 115980.

115980.  No person shall own or conduct a resort unless it is equipped with at least one lifeboat.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 115985 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 10 - RECREATIONAL SAFETY|CHAPTER 5 - Safe Recreational Water Use|ARTICLE 3 - Life Saving Devices|Section 115985.

115985.  The boat shall be fully equipped with oars, oarlocks, and not less than two life preservers, and two hundred feet of rope.It shall be kept in good repair and near the resort.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 115990 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 10 - RECREATIONAL SAFETY|CHAPTER 5 - Safe Recreational Water Use|ARTICLE 3 - Life Saving Devices|Section 115990.

115990.  The boat shall have the word “lifeboat” plainly printed or painted upon it. It shall be used for no purpose other than for the saving of life or for other cases of emergency.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 115995 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 10 - RECREATIONAL SAFETY|CHAPTER 5 - Safe Recreational Water Use|ARTICLE 3 - Life Saving Devices|Section 115995.

115995.  Every person who violates any provision of this article is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than ten nor more than four hundred dollars ($400), or by imprisonment for not less than ten days nor more than six months, or by both.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 116000 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 10 - RECREATIONAL SAFETY|CHAPTER 5 - Safe Recreational Water Use|ARTICLE 3 - Life Saving Devices|Section 116000.

116000.  “Resort,” as used in this article, means any public bathing or swimming place or resort on a river or stream.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 116005 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 10 - RECREATIONAL SAFETY|CHAPTER 5 - Safe Recreational Water Use|ARTICLE 3 - Life Saving Devices|Section 116005.

116005.  No person shall maintain a resort unless he or she carefully sounds the depth of water and locates the eddies and pools and determines the presence and nature of dangerous currents, sunken logs, rocks, and obstructions in the stream or river.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 116010 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 10 - RECREATIONAL SAFETY|CHAPTER 5 - Safe Recreational Water Use|ARTICLE 3 - Life Saving Devices|Section 116010.

116010.  No person shall maintain a resort unless signs indicating in plain letters the depth of water, the location of pools or eddies, and the presence and direction of currents of water are placed and maintained in the water during the season when bathing and swimming are permitted or invited.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 116015 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 10 - RECREATIONAL SAFETY|CHAPTER 5 - Safe Recreational Water Use|ARTICLE 3 - Life Saving Devices|Section 116015.

116015.  No person shall maintain a resort unless safety ropes are stretched wherever necessary to show the line of eddies, pools, sunken obstructions, and other hidden dangers to bathers in the water.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 116020 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 10 - RECREATIONAL SAFETY|CHAPTER 5 - Safe Recreational Water Use|ARTICLE 3 - Life Saving Devices|Section 116020.

116020.  Every person who violates any provision of this article is guilty of a misdemeanor.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 116025 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 10 - RECREATIONAL SAFETY|CHAPTER 5 - Safe Recreational Water Use|ARTICLE 5 - Swimming Pool Sanitation and Safety|Section 116025.

116025.  “Public swimming pool,” as used in this article, means any public swimming pool, bathhouse, public swimming and bathing place and all related appurtenances.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 116028 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 10 - RECREATIONAL SAFETY|CHAPTER 5 - Safe Recreational Water Use|ARTICLE 5 - Swimming Pool Sanitation and Safety|Section 116028.

116028.  “Lifeguard service,” as used in this article, means the attendance at a public swimming pool, during periods of use, of one or more lifeguards who possess, as minimum qualifications, current certificates from an American Red Cross or YMCA of the U.S.A. lifeguard training program, or have equivalent qualifications, as determined by the department, and who are trained to administer first aid, including, but not limited to, cardiopulmonary resuscitation in conformance with Section 123725 and the regulations adopted thereunder, and who have no duties to perform other than to supervise the safety of participants in water-contact activities. “Lifeguard services” includes the supervision of the safety of participants in water-contact activities by lifeguards who are providing swimming lessons, coaching or overseeing water-contact sports, or providing water safety instructions to participants when no other persons are using the facilities unless those persons are supervised by separate lifeguard services.(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 479, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 116030 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 10 - RECREATIONAL SAFETY|CHAPTER 5 - Safe Recreational Water Use|ARTICLE 5 - Swimming Pool Sanitation and Safety|Section 116030.

116030.  (a)  The construction standards as set forth in this article and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto, shall not apply to any artificially constructed swimming facility in excess of 20,000 square feet of surface area, including, but not limited to, a manmade lake or swimming lagoon with sand beaches. (b)  The requirements of this article and regulations adopted pursuant thereto, pertaining to the operation, maintenance, and use of a public swimming pool, including the quality and purity of the water, lifesaving and other measures to ensure the safety of bathers, and measures to ensure personal cleanliness of bathers shall apply to the swimming facilities described in subdivision (a). (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 116033 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 10 - RECREATIONAL SAFETY|CHAPTER 5 - Safe Recreational Water Use|ARTICLE 5 - Swimming Pool Sanitation and Safety|Section 116033.

116033.  Persons providing aquatic instruction, including, but not limited to, swimming instruction, water safety instruction, water contact activities, and competitive aquatic sports, at a public swimming pool shall possess current certificates from an American Red Cross or YMCA of the U.S.A. lifeguard training program, or have equivalent qualifications, as determined by the department. In addition, these persons shall be certified in standard first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). All these persons shall meet these qualifications by January 1, 1991. Persons who only disseminate written materials relating to water safety are not persons providing aquatic instruction within the meaning of this section.The requirements of this section shall be waived under either of the following circumstances: (a) when one or more aquatic instructors possessing the current certificates from an American Red Cross or YMCA of the U.S.A. lifeguard training program, or the equivalent, are in attendance continuously during periods of aquatic instruction, or (b) when one or more lifeguards meeting the requirements of Section 116028 are in attendance continuously during periods of aquatic instruction.(Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 179, Sec. 156. Effective January 1, 2009.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 116035 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 10 - RECREATIONAL SAFETY|CHAPTER 5 - Safe Recreational Water Use|ARTICLE 5 - Swimming Pool Sanitation and Safety|Section 116035.

116035.  The department has supervision of sanitation, healthfulness, and safety of public swimming pools.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 116038 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 10 - RECREATIONAL SAFETY|CHAPTER 5 - Safe Recreational Water Use|ARTICLE 5 - Swimming Pool Sanitation and Safety|Section 116038.

116038.  Every person proposing to construct a public swimming pool shall file a copy of the plans therefor, prior to construction, with the local health officer having jurisdiction for approval.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 116040 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 10 - RECREATIONAL SAFETY|CHAPTER 5 - Safe Recreational Water Use|ARTICLE 5 - Swimming Pool Sanitation and Safety|Section 116040.

116040.  Every person operating or maintaining a public swimming pool must do so in a sanitary, healthful and safe manner.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)