Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 37 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 37.111 - PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS › Subchapter 37.111.12 - Reserved › Rule 37.111.1201 - DEFINITIONS

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
In addition to the definitions contained in
				  50-52-101,
				  MCA, the following definitions apply to this subchapter:
(1) "Alteration" means an expansion, change
				in purpose, or change in use of any portion of an existing trailer court,
				campground, work camp, or youth camp. The term includes changing from a trailer
				court to a campground, adding additional spaces, or changing from a work camp
				to a campground. The term does not include landscaping alterations that do not
				affect the number of spaces.
(2)
				"Applicant" means the owner or person responsible for the license application
				or plan submittal.
(3) "Approved"
				means acceptable to the regulatory authority, based on its determination of
				conformance with Montana statutes, this subchapter, and good public health
				practices.
(4) "Bedding" means a
				mattress, box springs, mattress cover, mattress pad, sheets, pillow slip,
				pillow, pillow cover, blanket, comforter, quilt, duvet, and/or
				bedspread.
(5) "Building authority"
				means the Department of Labor and Industry Building Codes Program or its local
				authorized agent.
(6) "Camp" means
				a parcel of land on which facilities are provided including designated sites,
				barracks or structures, any appurtenant water supply and distribution system,
				wastewater collection and treatment system, solid waste collection and disposal
				system, or food service and dining facilities.
(7) "Camping unit" means a portable,
				temporary dwelling supplied by the occupant, including a camping trailer,
				recreational vehicle, motor home, bus, van, pickup truck, yurt, tipi, or
				tent.
(8) "Connection" means a line
				that provides water or sewer service to a designated site, a mobile home site,
				or a single building or main building with accessory buildings and that is
				designed to service line specifications.
(9) "Contamination" means impairment or other
				alteration of the physical, chemical, or biological properties of water,
				including causing violation of the surface water quality standards contained in
				ARM Title 17, chapter 30, subchapter 6 or of the maximum contaminant levels for
				public water supplies contained in ARM Title 17, chapter 38, subchapter 2, or
				otherwise creating a hazard to human health.
(10) "Dependent unit" means a camping unit or
				a shelter unit without a water storage tank and a wastewater holding tank as an
				integral part of the unit and plumbing for potable water and a
				toilet.
(11) "Designated site"
				means the permanent area that is designated or used for a camping unit or a
				shelter unit.
(12) "Independent
				unit" means a camping unit or shelter unit containing a water storage tank and
				a wastewater holding tank as an integral part of the unit and plumbing for
				potable water and a toilet.
(13)
				"Local regulatory authority" means the local health officer, local sanitarian,
				or other authorized representative of the local government having
				jurisdiction.
(14) "Mobile home"
				means a trailer equipped with necessary service connections that is designed
				for use as a long-term residence and not on a permanent foundation. The term
				may include mobile homes, trailers, manufactured homes, modular homes, park
				model homes, and tiny houses.
(15)
				"Mobile home space" means a space used for the accommodation of a single mobile
				home located within a trailer court.
(16) "Permanent foundation" means concrete,
				concrete block, or wood pier, resting on embedded concrete or concrete block
				footings. The term does not include mud sill, pier and post, wood blocks,
				concrete block, or other types of temporary support, resting on the
				ground.
(17) "Permanent structure"
				means a structure attached to a permanent foundation.
(18) "Pest" means insects, rodents, and other
				animals of public health concern.
(19) "Plumbing fixture" means a receptacle or
				device that:
(a) is permanently or
				temporarily connected to the water distribution system of the premises and
				demands a supply of water from the system; or
(b) discharges
				wastewater.