2023 New York Laws › GBS - General Business › Article 26 - Miscellaneous › 398-F - Children's Non-Regulated Camp.

§  398-f.  Children's  non-regulated  camp.  1.  (a)  As  used in this
section,  a  "children's  non-regulated  camp"   shall   mean   property
consisting  of  a  tract  of  land and any tents, vehicles, buildings or
other structures that may be pertinent to its use, any part of which may
be occupied on a  scheduled  basis  any  time  between  June  first  and
September  fifteenth  in  any  year by ten or more persons under sixteen
years of age under general supervision for  the  purpose  of  indoor  or
outdoor  organized  group  activities,  involving passive and nonpassive
recreational activities, which is  not  subject  to  the  provisions  of
article thirteen-B of the public health law and is:
(i)  a day program operating three hours or more at least five or more
days in any two-week period; or
(ii) an overnight program operated within New York state for less than
seventy-two consecutive hours on more than one occasion.
(b) This section shall not include activities operated by (i) a public
school district and clubs which also occur during the traditional school
year; (ii) school districts, boards of cooperative educational  services
or   nonpublic   schools   providing  instruction  to  satisfy,  enrich,
accelerate,  or  improve  skills  in  accordance  with   education   law
requirements;   (iii)  child  care  programs  and  family  shelter-based
drop-off  child  supervision  programs  permitted  pursuant  to  article
forty-seven of the New York city health code; (iv) activities subject to
licensure or registration by the office of children and family services;
and  (v)  properties  where children are under the supervision of family
and/or family friends.
* 2. (a) No person, firm, corporation or association shall  enroll  or
allow participation of a child in a children's non-regulated camp unless
the parent or guardian of the child has been provided with the following
written notice on the application or enrollment form:
"This  camp  is  not  regulated  or  inspected  by  the New York State
Department of Health and is not  required  to  obtain  a  Department  of
Health  permit. This camp is not required to follow Department of Health
regulations,  including,  maintaining  minimum  staff-to-child   ratios;
hiring  medical  personnel;  or  reporting  injuries or illnesses to the
Department of Health."
(b) If a children's  non-regulated  camp  maintains  a  website,  this
notice must be placed on the website.
(c)  Any  notice required in this subdivision shall be prominently and
conspicuously posted at the camp facilities in minimum size twelve font.
* NB Effective until December 22, 2025
* 2. (a) No person, firm, corporation or association shall  enroll  or
allow participation of a child in a children's non-regulated camp unless
such non-regulated camp has registered with the department of health, in
a  form  and manner prescribed by the department of health, on an annual
basis and the parent or guardian of the child has been provided with the
following written notice on the application or enrollment form:
"This camp is registered with but not regulated or  inspected  by  the
New  York  State  Department  of  Health and is not required to obtain a
Department of Health  permit.  This  camp  is  not  required  to  follow
Department   of   Health  regulations,  including,  maintaining  minimum
staff-to-child ratios; hiring medical personnel; or  reporting  injuries
or illnesses to the Department of Health."
(b)  If  a  children's  non-regulated  camp  maintains a website, this
notice must be placed on the website.
(c) Any notice required in this subdivision shall be  prominently  and
conspicuously posted at the camp facilities in minimum size twelve font.
* NB Effective December 22, 2025
3. The operator of a children's non-regulated camp shall retain a copy
of  each  notice  required  to  be  provided  by subdivision two of this
section for a period of three years.