SECTION .1000 ‑ SANITATION OF SUMMER CAMPS
15A NCAC 18A .1001 DEFINITIONS
The following definitions shall apply throughout this Section:
(1) "Basecamp" means the permanent base of operations of the summer camp served by permanent connection to a public electrical service provider.
(2) "Bathing facility" means any facility designed to wash the whole body, including a shower facility.
(4) "Clean" means that an object or surface has been made free of garbage, solid waste, soil, dust, hair, dander, food, bodily fluids and secretions, and feces.
(5) "Closed" means that a summer camp is not offering food or lodging to the public.
(6) "Community water supply" means a community water system as defined at G.S. 130A-313(10).
(7) "Cookout" means an organized activity staffed and operated by the summer camp at the basecamp involving outdoor cooking and dining.
(8) "Cross-connection" means as defined in 15A NCAC 18C .0102(c)(8).
(9) "DCDEE" means the Division of Child Development and Early Education of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.
(10) "Department" means the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.
(11) "Educational kitchen" means a kitchen facility at base camp that can be operated by campers and staff for personal use or instructional purposes.
(12) "Employee" means as defined in Part 1-2 of the Food Code incorporated by reference at 15A NCAC 18A .2650 as amended by 15A NCAC 18A 2651.
(13) "Equipment" means as defined in Part 1-2 of the Food Code incorporated by reference at 15A NCAC 18A .2650 as amended by 15A NCAC 18A .2651. "Equipment" also includes washing machines and dryers.
(14) "Evaluation" means an in-person visit from the regulatory authority to a summer camp for the purpose of assessing whether the summer camp will be issued a permit, or have a suspension lifted, pursuant to Rule .1004 of this Section. An evaluation does not result in a letter grade being issued.
(15) "Garbage" means as defined at G.S. 130A-290(7).
(16) "Good repair" means in a working safe condition. But for food service equipment and utensils, good repair means as defined at 15A NCAC 18A .2651(8).
(18) "Linen" means fabric items such as bedding, towels, cloth hampers, cloth napkins, tablecloths, wiping cloths, and work garments including cloth gloves.
(19) "Litter" means refuse as defined in 130A-290(28).
(20) "Local health department" means as defined in G.S. 130A-2(5).
(21) "Non-community water supply" means a noncommunity water system as defined at G.S. 130A-313(10).
(22) "Open" means that a summer camp is offering food or lodging to the public.
(23) "Permanent sleeping quarters" means those buildings, cabins, platform tents, covered wagons, or teepees provided by the camp that remain in a fixed location during the camp operation session and provide overnight lodging accommodations for camp participants.
(24) "Pest" means as defined at G.S. 143-460(26a).
(25) "Pest harborage" means any condition that provides water or food and shelter for pests.
(26) "Poisonous or toxic materials" means as defined in Part 1-2 of the Food Code incorporated by reference at 15A NCAC 18A .2650 as amended by 15A NCAC 18A .2651.
(27) "Potable water" means water that is safe for human consumption.
(28) "Public electrical service provider" means an entity that furnishes electricity for pay.
(29) "Refuse" means as defined at G.S. 130A-290(28).
(30) "Regulatory authority" means the Department or authorized agent of the Department.
(31) "Responsible person" means the administrator, operator, owner, or other person in charge of the operation of the summer camp.
(32) "Rubbish" means refuse as defined in 130A-290(28).
(34) "Sanitize" means as defined in Part 4-7 of the Food Code incorporated by reference at 15A NCAC 18A .2650 as amended by 15A NCAC 18A .2654.
(35) "Sewage and other liquid waste" means sewage as defined in G.S. 130A-334(13).
(36) "Solid waste" means as defined at G.S. 130A-290(35).
(37) "Summer camp" means those camp establishments which prepare or serve food for pay or provide overnight lodging accommodations for pay, for groups of children or adults engaged in organized recreational or educational programs. This definition does not include:
(a) those day camps required to obtain a license through DCDEE;
(b) Campgrounds or other facilities that only rent property or campsites for camping;
(c) Resident camps, Children's Foster Care Camps, and Residential Therapeutic (Habilitative) Camps as defined in 15A NCAC 18A .3601; or
(d) Primitive experience camps as defined in 15A NCAC 18A .3501.
(38) "Summer camp premises" means the physical facilities of the summer camp, the contents of those facilities, and the contiguous land or property under the control of the permit holder or responsible person. This term does not include a camp food service kitchen facility.
(39) "Supplemental cooking rooms" means as defined in 15A NCAC 18A .2651(20).
(40) "Swimming pool" means a public swimming pool as defined in Section .2500 of this Subchapter.
(41) "Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food" or "TCS Food" means as defined in Part 1-2 of the Food Code incorporated by reference at 15A NCAC 18A .2650 as amended by 15A NCAC 18A .2651.
(42) "Toilet facility" means water closets or privies.
(43) "Vermin" means "Pest" as defined at G.S. 143-460(26a).
(44) "Warewashing" means as defined in Part 1-2 of the Food Code incorporated by reference at 15A NCAC 18A .2650 as amended by 15A NCAC 18A .2651.
(45) "Wildlife" means as defined in G.S. 143-460(38).
History Note: Authority G.S. 130A-4; 130A‑248;
Eff. February 1, 1976;
Readopted Eff. December 5, 1977;
Amended Eff. November 1, 2002; September 1, 1990;
Readopted Eff. April 1, 2024.