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-50-10-3.4 - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

Universal Citation: 216 RI Code of Rules 50 10 3.4

Current through September 18, 2024

3.4.1 Animals and Pets

A. No owner or person in charge of a dog, cat or other pet animal shall permit it to run at large or to commit any nuisance within the limits of any recreational facility under these regulations. Any kennels, pens or other areas provided for such pets shall be maintained in a sanitary condition at all times.

B. The applicable provisions of R.I. Gen. Laws Title 4 shall apply where applicable.

C. Horses and other farm animals must be stabled at least five hundred (500) feet away from living quarters, dining halls and kitchens in order to minimize odor and nuisance problems. Temporary shelters, corrals, tie rails or hitching posts shall not be located within two hundred (200) feet of any dining hall or other place where food is prepared, cooked or served. Stables must have cleanable floors properly drained and maintained. Drainage from stables and temporary quarters shall not contaminate any spring, stream, lake or other water drainage. All manure must be removed, stored or disposed of in a manner that prevents insect breeding.

3.4.2 Reporting of Communicable Disease

A. Cases of communicable disease designated as "reportable diseases" by the Director shall be reported promptly to RIDOH in accordance with the rules and regulations pertaining to Reporting and Testing of Infectious, Environmental, and Occupational Diseases (216-RICR- 30-05-1).
1. When infectious diseases present a potential hazard or occur in epidemic form in campers, these shall be reported to RIDOH, even if not designated as "reportable diseases."

3.4.3 Curtailment of Utilities or Services

No person shall cause the water, or sewage disposal, service facility or equipment which is required to be made available under these minimum standards to be shut off or removed except for such temporary period as may be necessary during actual repairs or alterations or during temporary emergencies when curtailment of service is approved by the Director.

3.4.4 Electrical Distribution System

Electrical wiring system provided shall consist of approved fixtures, equipment and appurtenances installed and maintained in accordance with the State Building Code.

3.4.5 Food Service

All food operations will comply with the requirements of R.I. Gen. Laws Chapters 23-1, 21-27 and 21-31 and the regulations adopted thereunder.

3.4.6 Laundry Facilities

A. If laundry facilities are provided in a recreational facility, there must be a separate room or building set aside for the use of washing machines and this use confined to the inhabitants of that recreational facility;

B. All laundry rooms will have floors that are impervious to water, easily cleaned and sloped to floor drains connected to the sewerage disposal system. The floors will be maintained in a sanitary condition at all times. Walls and partitions in laundries will be constructed of easily cleanable and impervious material;

C. Laundries will have forty (40) foot candles of lighting and be properly ventilated.

3.4.7 Pest Control

A. Grounds, buildings, parking areas, and structures must be maintained reasonably free of insect and rodent infestation and harborages;

B. Extermination methods and other measures to control pests must conform with requirements of the RI Department of Environmental Management where applicable or as approved by the Director.

3.4.8 Refuse Storage and Disposal

A. The operator shall provide an adequate storage area and maintain, in a clean and sanitary condition, as many receptacles for the storage of garbage and rubbish as are necessary to contain the accumulation between collections. Garbage and rubbish should be disposed of at least twice weekly;

B. Garbage must be stored in fly-tight, water-tight, rodent-proof receptacles of metal or other durable material and properly covered;

C. The storage, collection and disposal of refuse must be so conducted as to create no health hazards, rodent harborage, insect breeding areas, accident or fire hazards or air pollution;

D. When garbage and rubbish is to be disposed of on the grounds, disposal must be approved by the Director of RI Department of Environmental Management and shall be in accordance with R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 46-23.

3.4.9 Septic Tank Cleaners

Any establishment under these regulations that has apparatus for the removal of septage or sanitary sewage must comply with the provisions of R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 23-49.

3.4.10 Sewage Disposal Facilities

A. Sewage must be disposed of in accordance with rules and regulations adopted under the authority of R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-17.1-2.

B. Primitive or outpost camps will utilize methods approved by the Director.

3.4.11 Swimming Pools and Bathing Beaches

A. Where a swimming pool is provided, it will be constructed and operated in accordance with R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 23-22 and all state regulations applicable;

B. Bathing beach water must meet bacteriological and safety standards as determined by RIDOH. The standard for beach closure advisories, as determined by RIDOH, is the Beach Action Value (60 colony forming units of Enterococci per 100 milliliters of water). Enforcement is within RIDOH's sole discretion.

3.4.12 TOILETS, LAVATORIES, AND SHOWERS

A. Each recreational facility will provide the number of toilets, showers or lavatories or fraction thereof as indicated in the following tables. Such facilities will be maintained clean, sanitary, well-lighted and in good repair.
1. Motels, Hotels, Cabins, Amusements Places, Bathing Beaches

Facility

Toilets

Urinals

Handwashing Facilities

Bathtubs or Showers

Motels, Hotels, Cabins, etc.

1 per dwelling unit

-

1 per dwelling unit

1 per dwelling unit

Amusement Places and Bathing Beaches

1/500 Male 1/500 Female

1/500 Male

1/500 Male 1/500 Female

-

2. Youth - Residential Camps

Number Served

Boys

Girls

Boys or Girls

Toilets

Urinals

Toilets

Handwashing Facilities

Bathtubs or Showers

1 - 10

1

-

1

1

1

11 - 18

1

1

2

2

2

19 - 33

2

1

2

3

2

34 - 48

2

2

3

3

3

49 - 63

3

2

4

4

4

64 - 79

3

3

5

4

5

80 - 95

4

3

6

5

6

3. Youth - Day Camps

Facilities

Boys

Girls

Toilets (per number of individuals served)

1/60

1/35

Urinals (per number of individuals served)

1/60

-

Handwashing (per number of individuals served)

1/33

1/33

4. Table IV: Family Camps

Number of Sites

Toilets

Urinals

Handwashing Facilities

Showers

Other (a)

Men

Women

Men

Men

Women

Men

Women

1 - 30

2

2

1

2

2

1

1

1

31 - 45

2

2

1

3

3

1

1

1

46 - 60

2

3

2

3

3

2

2

1

61 - 80

3

4

2

4

4

2

2

1

100 + (b)

3

4

2

4

4

3

3

1
a. A flushing toilet (without seat) shall be provided, at each service building, for disposal of liquid wastes unless a sanitary station is conveniently accessible.

b. For recreational vehicle areas having more than one hundred (100) sites there shall be provided one (1) additional toilet and lavatory, for each sex, for each additional thirty (30) sites; one (1) additional shower, for each sex, for each additional forty (40) sites; and one (1) additional men's urinal for each additional one hundred (100) sites.

B. Handwashing facilities will be adjacent to toilet facilities and urinals;

C. Potable hot and cold running water will be provided at all showers and lavatories unless a variance has been granted;

D. Approved hand cleaner and approved hand drying facilities will be provided at all lavatories unless a variance has been granted;

E. Proper ventilation will be provided;

F. Forty (40) foot candles of light will be provided unless otherwise exempted;

G. Duckboards will not be used in showers.

3.4.13 Water Supply

A. The operator of all recreational facilities will supply potable water, under pressure, adequate for the needs of such facility. The water supply must be obtained from a source approved in writing by RIDOH and so distributed as to be readily available. If there is more than one well serving the recreational facility, each well must be visually, readily identifiable by name, number, color or some other means on or about the well;

B. The operator shall install and maintain all pipes and pumps delivering potable water in accordance with the State Building Code;

C. There must be no physical connection between any pipe carrying water from a potable water source and any pipe carrying water from any other source without written approval of the Director;

D. Drinking fountains shall be of a design meeting the following general criteria based on the current State Building Code regulations which incorporate and amend the International Plumbing Code.
1. The fountain shall be constructed of an impervious material and have an easily cleanable bowl and other surfaces;

2. The jet of water must be at an angle preventing water from falling back into the orifice;

3. The end of the nozzle must be protected by guards preventing the person using the fountain from contacting the nozzle;

4. The nozzle must discharge above the edge of the bowl so an air gap is provided to prevent a possible cross-connection;

5. Proper drainage must be provided to carry off water promptly.

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