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HF 2784

as introduced - 86th Legislature (2009 - 2010) Posted on 02/09/2010 11:32pm

KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.

Bill Text Versions

Engrossments
Introduction Posted on 02/05/2010

Current Version - as introduced

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A bill for an act
relating to health; modifying the definition of public pool; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2008, section 144.1222, subdivision 4.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 144.1222, subdivision 4, is amended to
read:


Subd. 4.

Definitions.

(a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have
the meanings given them.

(b) "ASME/ANSI standard" means a safety standard accredited by the American
National Standards Institute and published by the American Society of Mechanical
Engineers.

(c) "ASTM standard" means a safety standard issued by ASTM International,
formerly known as the American Society for Testing and Materials.

(d) "Public pool" means any pool other than a private residential pool, that is: (1)
open to the public generally, whether for a fee or free of charge; (2) open exclusively to
members of an organization and their guests; (3) open to residents of a multiunit apartment
buildingdeleted text begin ,deleted text end new text begin or new text end apartment complexdeleted text begin , residential real estate development, or other multifamily
residential area
deleted text end ; (4) open to patrons of a hotel or lodging or other public accommodation
facility; or (5) operated by a person in a park, school, licensed child care facility, group
home, motel, camp, resort, club, deleted text begin condominium,deleted text end manufactured home park, or political
subdivision with the exception of swimming pools at family day care homes licensed
under section 245A.14, subdivision 11, paragraph (a). new text begin A swimming pool operated by a
common interest community, under section 515B.1-103, clause (10), that is open to its
residents and their guests, but is not open to the public generally, is not a "public pool" for
purposes of this section and sections 157.16 and 157.20.
new text end

(e) "Unblockable suction outlet or drain" means a drain of any size and shape that a
human body cannot sufficiently block to create a suction entrapment hazard and meets
ASME/ANSI standards.