South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 44 - Department of Health › Article 44:02 - Lodging and food service › Chapter 44:02:06 - Bed and breakfast establishments › Section 44:02:06:01 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
Words defined in SDCL
				  34-18-1 have the same meaning when
				  used in this chapter. In addition, the terms used in this chapter mean:
(1) "Approved," acceptable to the Department
				of Health based on compliance with applicable standards and public health
				practices;
(2) "Bed and breakfast
				establishment," any building or buildings run by an operator that is used to
				provide accommodations for a charge to the public, with at most five rental
				units for up to an average of ten guests per night and in which family style
				meals are provided;
(3)
				"Communicable disease," as defined in §
									44:20:01:01;
(4) "Community water system," a system that
				is regulated by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources that meets
				the definition requirements set forth in §
									74:04:12:01;
(5) "Designated agent," a municipal, county,
				or district health department that has been organized under SDCL chapter 34-3
				and SDCL 9-32-1 and has been designated as
				an agent of the secretary as provided in SDCL
				34-18-7;
(6) "EPA-certified laboratory," a laboratory
				that meets the requirements outlined in chapter 74:04:07;
(7) RESERVED;
(8) "Guest," an occupant of a rental unit of
				a lodging establishment;
(9) "Guest
				room," any room used or intended to be used by a guest for sleeping
				purposes;
(10) "Health hazard," a
				chemical agent, source of filth, cause of sickness, or condition that is a
				health threat to others or a threat to the public health;
(11) "Inspection," an objective examination
				of a lodging establishment by the department to review the employee practices,
				sanitary conditions, and health standards in accordance with SDCL chapter 34-18
				and this chapter;
(12) "Operator,"
				any person or organization designated in charge of the day to day operations of
				a lodging establishment, campground, or food service establishment as defined
				in SDCL 34-18-1;
(13) "Nontransient noncommunity public water
				system," a system that is regulated by the Department of Environment and
				Natural Resources that meets the definition requirements set forth in §
									74:04:12:01;
(14) "Potentially hazardous food," a food
				that consists in whole or in part of milk or milk products, eggs, meat,
				poultry, fish, shellfish, edible crustacea, whipped butter, or whipped
				margarine, or other ingredients, including synthetic ingredients, in a form
				capable of supporting rapid and progressive growth of infectious or toxigenic
				microorganisms. The term does not include foods which have a pH level of 4.6 or
				below or a water activity (Aw) value of 0.85 or
				less;
(15) "Primary exit," an exit
				with a side hinge door leading to the exterior of the structure that is most
				often used when entering or existing the structure;
(16) "Private water system," a water system
				that serves a campground, food service establishment, or lodging establishment
				that is not a public water system regulated by the Department of Environment
				and Natural Resources;
(17) "Public
				water system," a system that is regulated by the Department of Environment and
				Natural Resources that meets the definition requirements set forth in §
									74:04:12:01;
(18) "Single action hardware," a latching
				mechanism that allows a door to unlock and open with a single turn or movement
				of the interior knob or lever. This includes door knobs, lever handles, and
				panic bars;
(19) "Transient
				noncommunity water system," a system that is regulated by the Department of
				Environment and Natural Resources that meets the definition requirements set
				forth in §
									74:04:12:01.
General Authority:
SDCL
					 34-1-17,
					 34-18-22.
Law Implemented:
SDCL
					 34-18-22,
					 34-18-22.1,
					 34-18-22.2,
					 34-18-24.