(1) A local board of health may enter into a cooperative agreement with the department to conduct inspections and enforce statutes and rules applicable to swimming pools, spas, and other water features.

(2) A local board of health that has entered into a cooperative agreement may have its trained sanitarian conduct the inspections.

(3) The local sanitarian must be trained by the department in swimming pool inspection techniques. The department shall periodically make such training available.

(4) Upon request of the department, a local board of health acting under a cooperative agreement shall ensure that its trained sanitarian conducts a prelicensing inspection pursuant to ARM 37.115.2002.

(5) A local board of health acting under a cooperative agreement shall ensure that its trained sanitarian conducts the following annual inspections:

(a) at least one full facility inspection and one critical point inspection of each swimming pool, spa, or other water feature that is open and operating on a year round basis; and

(b) at least one full facility inspection of each swimming pool, spa, or other water feature that is operated on a seasonal basis.