South Dakota Administrative Rules
Title 44 - Department of Health
Article 44:02 - Lodging and food service
Chapter 44:02:14 - Campground regulation
Section 44:02:14:12 - Toilet and bathing facilities

The campground may provide toilets, showers, and lavatories in one or more service buildings for patron use. The service building can consist of men's or women's, or unisex facilities. Toilet and bathing facilities must meet the uniform plumbing code as adopted by the state plumbing commission pursuant to SDCL 36-25-15. Each room containing a sanitary or laundry facility must have sound-resistant walls extending to the ceiling between male and female sanitary facilities. Each floor, wall and ceiling shall be constructed of light-colored, smooth, nonabsorbent, durable, and easily cleanable material. Each concrete, brick, or pumice block shall be finished and sealed to provide a smooth, flat, easily cleanable surface. Each floor, wall, and ceiling in the service building shall be kept clean and in good repair. Each toilet, lavatory, and bathing fixture shall be kept clean, sanitary and in good repair. Each restroom fixture shall be cleaned and sanitized daily or more often as needed. Each cleaner, sanitizer, and disinfectant shall comply with 40 C.F.R. § 180.940, July 1, 2013. Each room shall have at least one screened window that can be easily opened or a mechanical device that ventilates the room. Each fixture shall be maintained in good repair. Each opening for ventilation or entrance shall be kept screened at all times to prevent the entrance of insects and vermin into the facility. Each service building room shall be equipped with nonglare lighting to provide at least 10 footcandles on all surfaces except those used for reading, shaving, or the application of cosmetics. For these areas, a minimum of 30 footcandles shall be provided.

General Authority: SL 2014, ch 164, §14.

Law Implemented: SL 2014, ch 164, §14.