Title 35 Public Health and Safety

35-28-101. Definitions.

(a) As used in this act: (i) "Bathhouse" means a structure that contains dressing rooms, showers and toilet facilities for use with an adjacent public pool; (ii) "Department" means the Wyoming department of agriculture; (iii) "Director" means the director of the Wyoming department of agriculture or his duly authorized representative; (iv) "Imminent health hazard" means a significant threat or danger to health when there is evidence sufficient to show that a product, practice, circumstance or event creates a situation that requires immediate correction or cessation of operation to prevent injury based on: (A) The number of potential injuries; and (B) The nature, severity and duration of the anticipated injury. (v) "Local health department" means a health department established by a county, municipality or district pursuant to W.S. 35-1-301 et seq.; (vi) "Person" means municipalities, recreation boards of trustees, counties, state agencies, individuals, corporations, partnerships, enterprises or associations; (vii) "Pool" means an artificial structure containing water used for swimming, bathing, diving, surfing, wading or a similar use and operated by an owner, lessee, operator, licensee or concessionaire regardless of whether a fee is charged for use; (viii) "Public pool" means a pool that is open to the public or a segment of the public; (ix) "Regulatory authority" means the authority which issued the license or adopted the rule or regulation being enforced including the department of agriculture or local health department; (x) "Spa" means a bathing facility including, but not limited to, a hot tub or whirlpool designed for recreational or therapeutic use and not designed to be drained, cleaned and refilled for each use. Spas are designed to provide a means of agitation, which may include, but is not limited to, hydro jet circulation, hot water, cold water, mineral baths, air induction systems or any combination thereof; (xi) "Swimming pool" means a body of water, other than a natural swimming area, maintained exclusively for swimming, recreative bathing or wading, and includes appurtenances used in connection with the swimming pool; (xii) "Waterborne disease outbreak" means the occurrence of two (2) or more cases of a similar illness resulting from the ingestion of water from a common water source; (xiii) "Waterborne illnesses" means illnesses caused by microorganisms, including, but not limited to, cryptosporidium, giardia, pseudomonas, E. coli 0157:H7 and shigella and spread by accidentally swallowing water that has been contaminated with fecal matter; (xiv) "This act" means W.S. 35-28-101 through 35-28-110; (xv) "Flow-through pool" means an artificial or partially artificial pool that depends on the natural flow of water to maintain adequate water quality.