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37.115.1837    WADING POOLS - BARRIER REQUIREMENTS

(1) Wading pools for children shall be physically separated from swimming pools by means of at least a 4-foot high barrier. A barrier shall be provided on the outside of the deck area of all wading pools and shall meet the following requirements:

(a) Barriers shall not allow passage of a 4-inch or greater diameter sphere through the barrier;

(b) The maximum clearance at the bottom of the barrier shall not exceed four inches;

(c) Barriers shall be located beyond the minimum deck space requirements, but shall be located so that the area intended for waders can be isolated from other pools;

(d) The wading pool shall be visible through the barrier;

(e) Barriers shall be equipped with self-closing gates or doors with self-latching closers and locking mechanisms and shall be constructed so that all gates or doors in the barrier open out from the wading pool; and

(f) Barriers shall be impenetrable for small children and must not offer any external handholds or footholds.

History: 50-53-103, MCA; IMP, 50-53-101, 50-53-102, 50-53-103, 50-53-104, 50-53-106, 50-53-107, MCA; NEW, 2010 MAR p. 80, Eff. 1/15/10; AMD, 2011 MAR p. 2657, Eff. 12/9/11.

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