North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 18 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › Subchapter A - SANITATION › Section .3600 - RULES GOVERNING THE SANITATION OF RESIDENT CAMPS › Section 18A .3601 - DEFINITIONS

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
The following definitions shall apply throughout this
					 Section:
(1) "Approved" means food
				  that complies with requirements of the N.C. Department of Agriculture and
				  Consumer Services or the U.S. Department of Agriculture or
				  15A NCAC
				  18A .2600 Rules Governing The Sanitation of
				  Food Service Establishment, and the requirements of the Rules of this Section.
				  "Approved" also means equipment and procedures determined by the Department to
				  be in compliance with the rules of this Section.
(2) "Children's Foster Care Camp" means a
				  residential child care facility which provides foster care at either a
				  permanent camp site or in a wilderness setting as defined in G.S. 131D and
				  10A NCAC
				  70J .0100. Children's Foster Care Camps are
				  licensed by the NC Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Health
				  Service Regulation in accordance with G.S. 131D and
				  10A NCAC
				  70J .0100.
(3) "Department of Environment and Natural
				  Resources" or "Department" means the North Carolina Department of Environment
				  and Natural Resources or its authorized representative. For purposes of any
				  notices required pursuant to the rules of this Section, notice shall be mailed
				  to: Division of Environmental Health, Environmental Health Services Section,
				  North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources, 1632 Mail
				  Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1632.
(4) "Employee" means any camp personnel paid
				  or volunteer who handle food or drink during preparation or serving, or who
				  come in contact with any eating or cooking utensils, or who work at any time in
				  a room in which food or drink is prepared.
(5) "Environmental health specialist" means a
				  person authorized to represent the Department on the local or state level in
				  making inspections pursuant to state laws and rules.
(6) "Equipment" means refrigeration,
				  including racks and shelving used in refrigeration, utensil cleaning and
				  culinary sinks and drain boards, warewashing and dishwashing machines, food
				  preparation tables, counters, stoves, ovens and other food preparation and
				  holding appliances.
(7) "Food"
				  means any raw, cooked or processed edible substance including meat, meat food
				  products, poultry, poultry products, ice, beverage or ingredient used or
				  intended for use or for sale in whole or in part for human
				  consumption.
(8) "Good repair"
				  means capable of being cleaned and used for the intended purpose.
(9) "Hermetically sealed container" means a
				  container designed and intended to be secure against the entry of
				  micro-organisms and to maintain the commercial sterility of its contents after
				  processing.
(10) "Limited resident
				  camp" means a resident camp that is limited to a total of 90 campers and staff
				  per session. A limited resident camp shall comply with the rules of this
				  Section with the exception of Rule .3628(d) for all equipment excluding
				  required dishwashing facilities.
(11) "Local health director" means a local
				  health director as defined in
				  G.S.
				  301A-2(6).
(12) "Meat" or "meat food products" means
				  meat and meat food products as defined in
				  G.S.
				  106-549.15(14).
(13) "Off-site" means packouts, cookouts or
				  any activity where food is prepared outside the approved kitchen
				  facility.
(14) "Permanent sleeping
				  quarters" means those buildings, cabins, platform tents, covered wagons, or
				  teepees that remain in a fixed location during the resident camp operation and
				  are used as primary residences for campers, staff or user groups.
(15) "Permit to operate" means a permit
				  issued by the Department upon evaluation and approval of the Resident Camp
				  facility.
(16) "Person" means a
				  person as defined in
				  G.S.
				  130A-2(7).
(17) "Potentially hazardous food" means any
				  food or ingredient, natural or synthetic, in a form capable of supporting the
				  growth of infectious or toxigenic microorganisms, including Clostridium
				  botulinum. This term includes raw or heat-treated foods of animal origin, raw
				  seed sprouts and treated foods of plant origin. The term does not include foods
				  that have a pH level of 4.6 or below or a water activity (Aw) value of 0.85 or
				  less.
(18) "Poultry" or "poultry
				  products" means poultry and poultry products as defined in
				  G.S.
				  106-549.51(25) and
				  (26).
(19) "Resident camp" includes camp
				  establishments which provide food and overnight lodging accommodations for 72
				  consecutive hours or more per week at a permanent base of operations for groups
				  of children or adults engaged in organized recreational or educational programs
				  and has a permanent connection to a public electrical service provider.
				  Programs are operated and staffed by the camp and supervision of individual
				  campers is a camp responsibility. This definition does not include campgrounds
				  or other facilities that only rent property or campsites for camping. This
				  definition does not include Primitive Experience Camp as defined in
				  15A NCAC
				  18A .3500. This definition does include
				  Children's Foster Care Camps and Residential Therapeutic (Habilitative)
				  Camps.
(20) "Residential
				  Therapeutic (Habilitative) Camp" is a residential treatment facility provided
				  in a camping environment which is designed to help individuals develop behavior
				  control, coping skills, self-esteem and interpersonal skills as defined in G.S.
				  122C and 10A NCAC 27G .5200. Therapeutic
				  camps are licensed by the NC Department of Health and Human Services, Division
				  of Health Service Regulation in accordance with G.S. 122C and
				  10A NCAC
				  27G .5200.
(21) "Responsible person" means the
				  administrator, operator, owner or other person in charge of the operation at
				  the time of the inspection. If no individual is the apparent supervisor, then
				  any staff member is the responsible person.
(22) "Sanitize" means the approved
				  bactericidal treatment by a process which meets the temperature and chemical
				  concentration levels in Rule .3629 of this Section.
(23) "Sewage" means sewage as defined in
				  15A NCAC
				  18A .1900. Sewage is the liquid and solid
				  human body waste and liquid waste generated by water-using fixtures and
				  appliances, including those associated with food handling. The term does not
				  include industrial process wastewater or sewage that is combined with
				  industrial process wastewater.
(24)
				  "Shellstock" means any shellfish which remains in their shells. Shellfish which
				  are shucked or on the half-shell shall not be considered shellstock.
(25) "Single service items" means cups,
				  containers, lids, closures, plates, knives, forks, spoons, stirrers, paddles,
				  straws, napkins, wrapping materials, toothpicks and similar articles intended
				  for one-time, one-person use and then discarded.
(26) "Utensils" means any kitchenware,
				  tableware, glassware, cutlery, containers and similar items with which food or
				  drink comes in contact during storage, preparation or serving.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 130A-235;
					 130A-248;
Eff.
					 October 1, 2007;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. July 20,
					 2019.