North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 18 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › Subchapter A - SANITATION › Section .2800 - SANITATION OF CHILD CARE CENTERS › Section 18A .2831 - ANIMAL AND VERMIN CONTROL

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
(a)
				  Animals that are not contained in a cage or restrained on a leash, except those
				  used in supervised activities or pet therapy programs, shall not be allowed in
				  a child care center, including the outdoor learning environment. When animals
				  are on the child care center premises, copies of each animal's vaccination
				  records shall be available for review upon request during a sanitation
				  inspection of the child care center. Any animals kept at the child care center
				  as pets shall be examined by a veterinarian to determine that they are free
				  from pests and pathogens that could adversely affect human health. Turtles,
				  iguanas, frogs, salamanders, and other reptiles or amphibians shall not be kept
				  as pets on the child care center premises. Animals shall not be allowed in or
				  kept at the entrances to food preparation areas. Animal cages shall be kept
				  clean and animal waste materials shall be bagged, sealed, and immediately
				  disposed of in the child care center's exterior garbage area in a covered
				  container. Animals belonging to child care center owners, employees,
				  volunteers, visitors, and children shall not be allowed in child care centers
				  or on the premises unless the requirements set forth in this Paragraph are
				  met.
(b) Pests shall be excluded
				  from the child care center. Traps set for pests shall only be placed in areas
				  that are inaccessible to children.
(c) All openings to the area outside of the
				  child care center shall be protected against the entrance of flying pests. In
				  food preparation areas, only fly traps, pyrethrin-based insecticides, or a fly
				  swatter shall be used for extermination of flying pests. Products shall be used
				  only in accordance with directions and cautions appearing on their labels.
				  Insecticides shall not come in contact with raw or cooked food, utensils, or
				  equipment used in food preparation and serving, or with any other food-contact
				  surface.
(d) Only those pesticides
				  which have been registered in accordance with
				  40 C.F.R.
				  152 and
				  G.S.
				  143-442 shall be used to control pests at a
				  child care center. Pesticides shall be used in accordance with the directions
				  on the label and shall be stored in a locked storage room or cabinet separate
				  from foods and medications. Pesticides shall not be applied or used when
				  children are present in the area.
(e) Decks, fences, playground equipment, and
				  other products constructed or installed after September 1, 2006 shall not be
				  made from chromated copper arsenate (CCA) pressure-treated wood unless the use
				  of CCA-treated wood is for an approved use listed on the CCA product
				  label.
(f) In areas accessible to
				  children, CCA-treated wood decks, playground and recreational equipment, and
				  structures installed or constructed shall be sealed using an oil-based,
				  semi-transparent sealant; oil-based clear stain; or a water-based clear stain
				  applied at least once every two years.
(g) At the time of the initial sealant or
				  stain application and whenever more than two years has passed since the
				  previous sealant application, soil under CCA-treated wood shall be:
(1) removed and replaced with similar
				  material;
(2) covered with at least
				  four inches of soil, gravel, sand, sod, or other vegetation; or
(3) otherwise made inaccessible to
				  children.