Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3701 - Department of Health - Administration and Director › Chapter 3701-26 - Campgrounds › Section 3701-26-04 - Responsibilities of the licensee

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								Submission of
			 plans. Any person who intends to construct, substantially alter or operate an
			 existing, unlicensed campground on or after the effective date of this rule
			 shall comply with rule
			 3701-26-05
			 of the Administrative Code.
(B)
								License to
			 operate. No person shall operate or maintain a campground without a license
			 issued by the licensor having jurisdiction. However, no person who neither
			 intends to nor receives anything of value arising from the use of, or the sale
			 of goods or services in connection with the use of a campground shall be
			 required to procure a license under this rule. In the event that any health
			 hazard exists at such an unlicensed campground such health hazard shall be
			 corrected in a manner consistent with Chapter 3701-26 of the Administrative
			 Code.
(C)
								Initial license to operate. Any person who intends to
			 open a new campground, other than a temporary campground, shall apply for a
			 license at any time after receiving written approval of the plans for the
			 campground from the director under paragraph (C)(1) of rule
			 3701-26-02
			 of the Administrative Code, but not less than thirty days prior to the date the
			 person intends to open the campground for business.
(D)
								License
			 application. The licensee of an existing, licensed campground shall make a
			 written application for the license to the licensor on a form prescribed by the
			 director or by electronic submission when available. At the time of application
			 for a license, the applicant shall provide to the licensor the name, address,
			 and telephone number of a person or persons who can be contacted regarding
			 inspection, maintenance, or emergency aspects of the campground and to whom the
			 licensor may send notice of orders and other licensure actions. The applicant
			 also shall provide the exact street address or location of the campground and
			 the layout of the campground. After issuance of a license, the licensee shall
			 report any changes in this information to the licensor promptly. License
			 renewal applications shall be made during the month of April each year. No
			 person who has received a license, upon the sale or disposition of the
			 campground, may have the license transferred to the new
			 operator.
(E)
								Temporary license to operate. The proposed licensee of
			 a temporary campground shall obtain a license to operate from the licensor at
			 any time, but not less than seven days, before the person begins operation of
			 the temporary campground during the calendar year and after receiving written
			 approval of the plans for the temporary campground in paragraph (G) of rule
			 3701-26-03
			 of the Administrative Code. A separate license for each temporary campground
			 the person intends to operate is required. The license shall be valid for a
			 period of not longer than seven consecutive days. No tract of land shall be
			 permitted for use as a temporary campground for more than twenty-one days in a
			 calendar year. No license to operate a temporary campground shall be
			 transferred.
(F)
								Any person that operates a county or state fair or any
			 independent agricultural society organized pursuant to section
			 1711.02 of the Revised Code that
			 operates a fair shall not be required to obtain a license under this chapter if
			 recreational vehicles, portable camping units, or any combination of them are
			 parked at the site of the fair only during the time of preparation for,
			 operation of, and dismantling of the fair and if the recreational vehicles,
			 portable camping units, or any combination of them belong to participants in
			 the fair.
(1)
									The following entities that operate a fair and that hold a
			 license issued under this chapter are not required to comply with the
			 requirements normally imposed on a licensee under this chapter and rules
			 adopted under it during the time of preparation for, operation of, and
			 dismantling of the fair:
(a)
										A county agricultural society organized pursuant to
			 section 1711.01 of the Revised
			 Code;
(b)
										An independent agricultural society organized pursuant
			 to section 1711.02 of the Revised
			 Code;
(c)
										The Ohio expositions commission.