North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 18 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › Subchapter A - SANITATION › Section .1000 - SANITATION OF SUMMER CAMPS › Section 18A .1001 - DEFINITIONS

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
The following definitions shall apply throughout this
					 Section:
(1) "Basecamp" means the
				  permanent base of operations of the summer camp served by permanent connection
				  to a public electrical service provider.
(2) "Bathing facility" means any facility
				  designed to wash the whole body, including a shower facility.
(3) "Camp food service kitchen" means the
				  interior of a camp kitchen facility at the basecamp, of permanent construction,
				  operated and staffed by the camp employees, used to prepare food for camp
				  attendees, employees, and guests. This term does not include an educational
				  kitchen.
(4) "Clean" means that an
				  object or surface has been made free of garbage, solid waste, soil, dust, hair,
				  dander, food, bodily fluids and secretions, and feces.
(5) "Closed" means that a summer camp is not
				  offering food or lodging to the public.
(6) "Community water supply" means a
				  community water system as defined at G.S. 130A-313(10).
(7) "Cookout" means an organized activity
				  staffed and operated by the summer camp at the basecamp involving outdoor
				  cooking and dining.
(8)
				  "Cross-connection" means as defined in 15A NCAC 18C .0102(c)(8).
(9) "DCDEE" means the Division of Child
				  Development and Early Education of the North Carolina Department of Health and
				  Human Services.
(10) "Department"
				  means the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.
(11) "Educational kitchen" means a kitchen
				  facility at base camp that can be operated by campers and staff for personal
				  use or instructional purposes.
(12)
				  "Employee" means as defined in Part 1-2 of the Food Code incorporated by
				  reference at 15A NCAC 18A .2650 as amended by 15A NCAC 18A 2651.
(13) "Equipment" means as defined in Part 1-2
				  of the Food Code incorporated by reference at 15A NCAC 18A .2650 as amended by
				  15A NCAC 18A .2651. "Equipment" also includes washing machines and
				  dryers.
(14) "Evaluation" means an
				  in-person visit from the regulatory authority to a summer camp for the purpose
				  of assessing whether the summer camp will be issued a permit, or have a
				  suspension lifted, pursuant to Rule .1004 of this Section. An evaluation does
				  not result in a letter grade being issued.
(15) "Garbage" means as defined at G.S.
				  130A-290(7).
(16) "Good repair"
				  means in a working safe condition. But for food service equipment and utensils,
				  good repair means as defined at 15A NCAC 18A .2651(8).
(17) "Inspection" means an in-person visit
				  from the regulatory authority to an open summer camp with an active permit for
				  the purpose of assessing the camp's sanitation pursuant to Rule .1008 of this
				  Section. An inspection results in a letter grade being issued.
(18) "Linen" means fabric items such as
				  bedding, towels, cloth hampers, cloth napkins, tablecloths, wiping cloths, and
				  work garments including cloth gloves.
(19) "Litter" means refuse as defined in
				  130A-290(28).
(20) "Local health
				  department" means as defined in G.S. 130A-2(5).
(21) "Non-community water supply" means a
				  noncommunity water system as defined at G.S. 130A-313(10).
(22) "Open" means that a summer camp is
				  offering food or lodging to the public.
(23) "Permanent sleeping quarters" means
				  those buildings, cabins, platform tents, covered wagons, or teepees provided by
				  the camp that remain in a fixed location during the camp operation session and
				  provide overnight lodging accommodations for camp participants.
(24) "Pest" means as defined at G.S.
				  143-460(26a).
(25) "Pest harborage"
				  means any condition that provides water or food and shelter for
				  pests.
(26) "Poisonous or toxic
				  materials" means as defined in Part 1-2 of the Food Code incorporated by
				  reference at 15A NCAC 18A .2650 as amended by 15A NCAC 18A .2651.
(27) "Potable water" means water that is safe
				  for human consumption.
(28) "Public
				  electrical service provider" means an entity that furnishes electricity for
				  pay.
(29) "Refuse" means as defined
				  at G.S. 130A-290(28).
(30)
				  "Regulatory authority" means the Department or authorized agent of the
				  Department.
(31) "Responsible
				  person" means the administrator, operator, owner, or other person in charge of
				  the operation of the summer camp.
(32) "Rubbish" means refuse as defined in
				  130A-290(28).
(33) "Sanitarian"
				  means the same as "Registered Environmental Health Specialist" as defined at
				  G.S. 90A-51(4).
(34) "Sanitize"
				  means as defined in Part 4-7 of the Food Code incorporated by reference at 15A
				  NCAC 18A .2650 as amended by 15A NCAC 18A .2654.
(35) "Sewage and other liquid waste" means
				  sewage as defined in G.S. 130A-334(13).
(36) "Solid waste" means as defined at G.S.
				  130A-290(35).
(37) "Summer camp"
				  means those camp establishments which prepare or serve food for pay or provide
				  overnight lodging accommodations for pay, for groups of children or adults
				  engaged in organized recreational or educational programs. This definition does
				  not include:
(a) those day camps required to
				  obtain a license through DCDEE;
(b)
				  Campgrounds or other facilities that only rent property or campsites for
				  camping;
(c) Resident camps,
				  Children's Foster Care Camps, and Residential Therapeutic (Habilitative) Camps
				  as defined in 15A NCAC 18A .3601; or
(d) Primitive experience camps as defined in
				  15A NCAC 18A .3501.