Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 50 - Environmental health › Subchapter 10 - Food Protection › Part 3 - Licensing of Recreational Facilities and Beaches (216-RICR-50-10-3) › Section 216-RICR-50-10-3.2 - DEFINITIONS

Current through June 14, 2024
A. For the purposes of these Regulations, the
				  following terms shall have the following meaning:
1. "Adequate" means that which is needed to
				  accomplish the intended purpose in keeping with good public health
				  practice.
2. "Amusement Place"
				  means any tract of land together with the structures located thereon, the
				  principle use of which is to provide a "midway" of amusement, or animal or
				  vehicle racing for public amusement or recreation.
3. "Bathing" means swimming and the related
				  activities connected thereto.
4.
				  "Bathing Beach" means any natural area or tract of land which is used in
				  connection with swimming and/or bathing in any waters of the state provided:
a. It is open to the public by permit and/or
				  payment of a fee; or
b. It is
				  maintained as a private club or association requiring membership fee or dues;
				  or
c. It is maintained with or
				  without charge for the recreation of groups of ten (10) or more
				  children.
5. "Director"
				  means the Director of the Rhode Island Department of Health or his/her duly
				  authorized agents.
6. "Drainage
				  Unit" means a pit filled with crushed stone for soil absorption of potable
				  water overflow at drinking facilities or watering stations.
7. "Family Camp" means any place maintained
				  to accommodate tents, mobile camping units, trailers, recreation vehicles,
				  etc., in which separate sites are provided or made available for individuals,
				  families or other groups of similar size. Service buildings may or may not be
				  provided.
a. "Primitive Family Camp" means a
				  place provided to accommodate camping with or without tents and/or shelters.
				  Such places are usually not accessible to automobiles and/or recreation
				  vehicles. A primitive family camp is a site at which basic needs for camp
				  operation such as buildings, water supply systems, toilets, lavatories, showers
				  and cooking facilities are not usually provided.
b. "Caravan, Safari, Rally" means an
				  affiliated group of recreational vehicles assembled for a short term camping
				  experience.
8. "Family
				  Campsite" means a portion of land in a camping area for the placement of a
				  recreational vehicle and/or tent for the exclusive use of its
				  occupants.
9. "Garbage" means the
				  putrescible animal and vegetable wastes that result from the handling,
				  preparation and consumption of food.
10. "Hotel, Motel, Motor Court, Inn, Tourist
				  Cabins" means any building or group of buildings with six or more rooms, or
				  accommodations for more than eight individuals, used for temporary occupancy
				  for lodging or sleeping and further provided they are served by a private or
				  non-community water supply or individual sewage disposal system.
11. "Mobile Home" means a prefabricated,
				  one-family dwelling unit, to which temporary wheels can be attached for
				  transportation to a permanent location or foundation. Mobile homes are excluded
				  from the provisions of these regulations.
12. "Operator" means any person who:
a. Alone or jointly or severally with others
				  owns an establishment covered in these regulations; or
b. Has care, charge or control of an
				  establishment as agent or lessee of the owner or as an independent
				  contractor.
13. "Person"
				  means any individual, firm, co-partnership, association or private or municipal
				  corporation.
14. "Plastic Waste
				  Insert" means any liner which consists of a non-dissolvable material used as a
				  convenience for the collection and disposal of refuse and human waste; e.g.,
				  liners for portable "Jonny" camp units, can liners, etc.
15. "Potable Water" means water free from
				  impurities present in amounts sufficient to cause disease or harmful
				  physiological effects and conforming in its bacteriological, radiological and
				  chemical quality to the requirement of the "Rules and Regulations Pertaining to
				  Public Drinking Water (R 46-13 -DWQ)."
16. "Primitive or Outpost Youth/Adult Camp"
				  means a camp or other site at which the basic needs such as places of abode,
				  water supply systems and permanent toilet and cooking facilities are not
				  usually provided.
17. "Recreation
				  Facility" means, to include but not be limited to hotels, motels, motor courts
				  or inns, tourist cabins establishments, camping areas, amusement places,
				  bathing beaches, mobile recreational vehicle facilities and parks.
18. "Recreational Vehicle" means a vehicle
				  which may or may not be motor propelled, that is used primarily for recreation
				  purposes on land. It includes motor homes, travel trailers, "pop-top" trailers,
				  fold-out trailers, vans and other similar vehicles primarily designed for
				  camping or overnight occupancy.
a. "Dependent
				  Recreational Vehicle" means a vehicle which has no permanent toilet, lavatory
				  and shower facilities and is dependent upon a service building for toilet,
				  lavatory and shower facilities.
b.
				  "Independent or Self-Contained Recreational Vehicle" means a vehicle which can
				  operate independent of connections to sewer, water and electric systems. It may
				  contain a water flushed toilet, lavatory, bath, shower and kitchen sink, all of
				  which are connected to water storage and sewage holding tanks located within
				  the vehicle.
19. "Refuse"
				  means all putrescible and non-putrescible solid wastes including garbage,
				  rubbish, ashes and biological wastes.
20. "RIDOH" means the Rhode Island Department
				  of Health.
21. "Rubbish" means all
				  non-putrescible solid wastes consisting of both combustible and noncombustible
				  materials such as paper, tin cans, glass bottles, bedding, rags, crockery,
				  metals, etc.
22. "Sanitary Station
				  (Dump Station)" means a facility used for receiving and disposing of wastes
				  from various types of holding tanks.
23. "Sanitary Sewage" means any human or
				  animal excremental liquid or substance including the discharge of water
				  closets, laundry tubs, washing machines, sinks, dishwashers and the contents of
				  septic tanks, cesspools or privies. Waste water from dishwashing procedures,
				  handwashing, bathing and shower facilities will be considered sewage.
24. "Service Building" means a structure
				  housing toilets, lavatories, showers and such other facilities as may be
				  required.
25. "Shall or Must" means
				  mandatory requirements.
26. "Should
				  or May" means recommended or advisory procedures or equipment.
27. "These Regulations" means all parts of
				  the rules and regulations for the Licensing of Recreational Facilities
				  (216-RICR- 50-10-03).
28. "Travel
				  Trailer" means a vehicular, portable structure built on a chassis with
				  permanent wheels for the purpose of towing from place to place as a temporary
				  residence for travel, recreation or vacation use.
29. "Watering Station" means a centralized
				  potable water supply outlet.
30.
				  "Youth/Adult Camp" means any camp, primitive or outpost camp, or residential
				  camp which conducts a program for 10 or more campers.
a. "Day Camp" - A camp operated for less than
				  24 hours in any one day not including day care centers as defined in R.I. Gen.
				  Laws §
												23-28.1-5.
				  Day campers will be limited to two overnight programs per week.
b. "Residential Camp" means a camp which
				  provides overnight facilities.