Minnesota Session Laws - 2011, Regular Session

CHAPTER 83--H.F.No. 763

An act

relating to health; removing expiration date on swimming pond exemption;

amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 144.1222, subdivision 5.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 144.1222, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5.

Swimming pond exemption.

(a) A public swimming pond in existence before January 1, 2008, is not a public pool for purposes of this section and section 157.16, and is exempt from the requirements for public swimming pools under Minnesota Rules, chapter 4717.

(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), a public swimming pond must meet the requirements for public pools described in subdivisions 1c and 1d.

(c) For purposes of this subdivision, a "public swimming pond" means an artificial body of water contained within a lined, sand-bottom basin, intended for public swimming, relaxation, or recreational use that includes a water circulation system for maintaining water quality and does not include any portion of a naturally occurring lake or stream.

deleted text begin (d) This subdivision expires June 30, 2011. deleted text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end

Presented to the governor May 23, 2011

Signed by the governor May 24, 2011, 5:08 p.m.