Rhode Island Code of Regulations
Title 216 - Department of health
Chapter 50 - Environmental health
Subchapter 10 - Food Protection
Part 3 - Licensing of Recreational Facilities and Beaches (216-RICR-50-10-3)
Section 216-RICR-50-10-3.2 - DEFINITIONS

Universal Citation: 216 RI Code of Rules 50 10 3.2

Current through September 18, 2024

A. For the purposes of these Regulations, the following terms shall have the following meaning:

1. "Adequate" means that which is needed to accomplish the intended purpose in keeping with good public health practice.

2. "Amusement Place" means any tract of land together with the structures located thereon, the principle use of which is to provide a "midway" of amusement, or animal or vehicle racing for public amusement or recreation.

3. "Bathing" means swimming and the related activities connected thereto.

4. "Bathing Beach" means any natural area or tract of land which is used in connection with swimming and/or bathing in any waters of the state provided:
a. It is open to the public by permit and/or payment of a fee; or

b. It is maintained as a private club or association requiring membership fee or dues; or

c. It is maintained with or without charge for the recreation of groups of ten (10) or more children.

5. "Director" means the Director of the Rhode Island Department of Health or his/her duly authorized agents.

6. "Drainage Unit" means a pit filled with crushed stone for soil absorption of potable water overflow at drinking facilities or watering stations.

7. "Family Camp" means any place maintained to accommodate tents, mobile camping units, trailers, recreation vehicles, etc., in which separate sites are provided or made available for individuals, families or other groups of similar size. Service buildings may or may not be provided.
a. "Primitive Family Camp" means a place provided to accommodate camping with or without tents and/or shelters. Such places are usually not accessible to automobiles and/or recreation vehicles. A primitive family camp is a site at which basic needs for camp operation such as buildings, water supply systems, toilets, lavatories, showers and cooking facilities are not usually provided.

b. "Caravan, Safari, Rally" means an affiliated group of recreational vehicles assembled for a short term camping experience.

8. "Family Campsite" means a portion of land in a camping area for the placement of a recreational vehicle and/or tent for the exclusive use of its occupants.

9. "Garbage" means the putrescible animal and vegetable wastes that result from the handling, preparation and consumption of food.

10. "Hotel, Motel, Motor Court, Inn, Tourist Cabins" means any building or group of buildings with six or more rooms, or accommodations for more than eight individuals, used for temporary occupancy for lodging or sleeping and further provided they are served by a private or non-community water supply or individual sewage disposal system.

11. "Mobile Home" means a prefabricated, one-family dwelling unit, to which temporary wheels can be attached for transportation to a permanent location or foundation. Mobile homes are excluded from the provisions of these regulations.

12. "Operator" means any person who:
a. Alone or jointly or severally with others owns an establishment covered in these regulations; or

b. Has care, charge or control of an establishment as agent or lessee of the owner or as an independent contractor.

13. "Person" means any individual, firm, co-partnership, association or private or municipal corporation.

14. "Plastic Waste Insert" means any liner which consists of a non-dissolvable material used as a convenience for the collection and disposal of refuse and human waste; e.g., liners for portable "Jonny" camp units, can liners, etc.

15. "Potable Water" means water free from impurities present in amounts sufficient to cause disease or harmful physiological effects and conforming in its bacteriological, radiological and chemical quality to the requirement of the "Rules and Regulations Pertaining to Public Drinking Water (R 46-13 -DWQ)."

16. "Primitive or Outpost Youth/Adult Camp" means a camp or other site at which the basic needs such as places of abode, water supply systems and permanent toilet and cooking facilities are not usually provided.

17. "Recreation Facility" means, to include but not be limited to hotels, motels, motor courts or inns, tourist cabins establishments, camping areas, amusement places, bathing beaches, mobile recreational vehicle facilities and parks.

18. "Recreational Vehicle" means a vehicle which may or may not be motor propelled, that is used primarily for recreation purposes on land. It includes motor homes, travel trailers, "pop-top" trailers, fold-out trailers, vans and other similar vehicles primarily designed for camping or overnight occupancy.
a. "Dependent Recreational Vehicle" means a vehicle which has no permanent toilet, lavatory and shower facilities and is dependent upon a service building for toilet, lavatory and shower facilities.

b. "Independent or Self-Contained Recreational Vehicle" means a vehicle which can operate independent of connections to sewer, water and electric systems. It may contain a water flushed toilet, lavatory, bath, shower and kitchen sink, all of which are connected to water storage and sewage holding tanks located within the vehicle.

19. "Refuse" means all putrescible and non-putrescible solid wastes including garbage, rubbish, ashes and biological wastes.

20. "RIDOH" means the Rhode Island Department of Health.

21. "Rubbish" means all non-putrescible solid wastes consisting of both combustible and noncombustible materials such as paper, tin cans, glass bottles, bedding, rags, crockery, metals, etc.

22. "Sanitary Station (Dump Station)" means a facility used for receiving and disposing of wastes from various types of holding tanks.

23. "Sanitary Sewage" means any human or animal excremental liquid or substance including the discharge of water closets, laundry tubs, washing machines, sinks, dishwashers and the contents of septic tanks, cesspools or privies. Waste water from dishwashing procedures, handwashing, bathing and shower facilities will be considered sewage.

24. "Service Building" means a structure housing toilets, lavatories, showers and such other facilities as may be required.

25. "Shall or Must" means mandatory requirements.

26. "Should or May" means recommended or advisory procedures or equipment.

27. "These Regulations" means all parts of the rules and regulations for the Licensing of Recreational Facilities (216-RICR- 50-10-03).

28. "Travel Trailer" means a vehicular, portable structure built on a chassis with permanent wheels for the purpose of towing from place to place as a temporary residence for travel, recreation or vacation use.

29. "Watering Station" means a centralized potable water supply outlet.

30. "Youth/Adult Camp" means any camp, primitive or outpost camp, or residential camp which conducts a program for 10 or more campers.
a. "Day Camp" - A camp operated for less than 24 hours in any one day not including day care centers as defined in R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-28.1-5. Day campers will be limited to two overnight programs per week.

b. "Residential Camp" means a camp which provides overnight facilities.

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