N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 10 §§ 7-2.4 - Permit
(a) No person shall
operate a children's camp, or cause or allow the same to be operated, without a
permit from the permit-issuing official .
(b) The permit-issuing official is the State
Health Commissioner or his designee and those persons defined as officers in
subdivision 4 of section
1392 of the
Public Health Law.
(c) Application
for a permit to operate a children's camp shall be made by the operator to the
permit-issuing official at least 60 days before the first day of operation.
Such applications shall:
(1) include a
written camp safety plan, as defined in section
7-2.5(n) of this
Subpart, which accurately describes the camp's medical, fire safety and general
safety provisions, training provided to camp staff and the orientation for
campers. The plan must be reviewed annually by the camp operator and updated as
required to maintain compliance with current standards. Plans that are updated
must be submitted to the permit-issuing official . In any year in which an
update is not required, the camp operator must submit written affirmation to
the permit-issuing official that the approved plan remains up-to-date and
complete; and
(2) be filed when the
name, ownership or operator of the camp is changed.
(d) The permit-issuing official shall issue a
permit if the children's camp conforms or will conform at the time of operation
to the requirements of this Subpart and will not present a danger to the health
and safety of the camp occupants. An applicant's past history of compliance or
noncompliance will be a consideration in evaluating each of the previously
mentioned criteria. The person to whom the permit is issued shall comply with
this Subpart and with all conditions stated in the permit and shall allow the
permit-issuing official or his representative to enter the premises to
ascertain compliance. The permit-issuing official may, at his discretion, deem
either of the following an inspection of the facility to ascertain that the
camp conforms or will conform with the requirements of this Subpart at the time
of operation:
(1) the permit-issuing official
or his representative has inspected the facility and determined that it
conforms or will conform with the requirements of this Subpart; or
(2) the camp meets the following conditions:
(i) the permit-issuing official has
determined it has previously operated in a manner sufficient to assure that no
unreasonable risk to the health and safety of camp attendees occurred;
and
(ii) the operator has submitted
a completed and certified self-inspection of the camp as directed by the State
Health Commissioner .
(e) Effective until March 31, 2011, the fee
for a permit is $100. Municipal operations and organizations for charitable,
philanthropic or religious purposes are exempt from this fee. Effective April
1, 2011, the fee for a permit is $200. Municipal operations and organizations
for charitable, philanthropic or religious purposes are exempt from this
fee.
(f) A permit shall not be
transferable or assignable. It shall be posted in a conspicuous place on the
premises.
(g) A permit may be
denied, revoked or suspended by the permit-issuing official or the State
Commissioner of Health if the children's camp is maintained, operated or
occupied in violation of the Public Health Law or this Chapter. Before denial,
suspension or revocation of a permit, or after receipt of a notice of
violation, the permittee shall have the right to appeal to the permit-issuing
official , except that when a public health hazard exists, a permit may be
temporarily suspended pending a hearing. A permit will also be revoked upon
request of the operator or upon abandonment of the camp. Following the
revocation, an application shall be filed for a new permit before resumption of
operation.
(h) A permit shall
expire one year from the date of issuance, at the close of a camp's normal
operating season, upon a change of the operator , a date stipulated by the
permit issuing official, or upon revocation. No permit shall expire during the
camping period except by revocation.
(i) A separate permit shall not be required
for a bathing beach, swimming pool or food service operated as part of a
children's camp for which a permit is required under this Subpart.
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