Rhode Island General Laws 23-22-11. Access and inspection powers
For the purpose of this chapter the director of health or his or her duly authorized agents or employees shall at all reasonable times have authority to enter upon any and all parts of the premises on which any swimming pool is located and of the premises appurtenant to it to make the inspection or to obtain samples of water for the analyses provided for in this chapter, or to make any examination or investigation for the purpose of determining whether the provisions of this chapter and any rules or regulations of the department are being violated or whether the condition and method of maintenance of any swimming pool will be detrimental to the health and safety of its users.
History of Section.
P.L. 1928, ch. 1198, § 11; G.L. 1938, ch. 267, § 11; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 180; G.L. 1956, § 23-22-11; P.L. 1962, ch. 11, § 3; P.L. 1982, ch. 80, § 1; P.L. 1986, ch. 161, § 1.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 23-22-11
- Swimming pool: as used in this chapter , includes all swimming pools, wading pools, and therapeutic pools owned or maintained by any person, partnership, association, corporation, city, or town, or the state, except swimming pools maintained by an individual for the sole use of the individual's household and guests without charge for admission and not for the purpose of profit or in connection with any business operated for the purpose of profit, and except also swimming pools owned or maintained by the United States. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-22-1