15 USC 8003 - Federal swimming pool and spa drain cover standard

U.S Code last checked for updates: May 07, 2024

§ 8003.

Federal swimming pool and spa drain cover standard

(a)

Consumer product safety rule

(b)

Drain cover standard

(c)

Public pools

(1)

Required equipment

(A)

In general

Beginning 1 year after December 19, 2007—

(i)

each public pool and spa in the United States shall be equipped with anti-entrapment devices or systems that comply with the ASME/ANSI A112.19.8 performance standard, or any successor standard; and

(ii)

each public pool and spa in the United States with a single main drain other than an unblockable drain shall be equipped, at a minimum, with 1 or more of the following devices or systems designed to prevent entrapment by pool or spa drains that meets the requirements of subparagraph (B):

(I)

Safety vacuum release system

(II)

Suction-limiting vent system

(III)

Gravity drainage system

(IV)

Automatic pump shut-off system

(V)

Drain disablement

(VI)

Other systems

(B)

Applicable standards

(2)

Public pool and spa defined

In this subsection, the term “public pool and spa” means a swimming pool or spa that is—

(A)

open to the public generally, whether for a fee or free of charge;

(B)

open exclusively to—

(i)

members of an organization and their guests;

(ii)

residents of a multi-unit apartment building, apartment complex, residential real estate development, or other multi-family residential area (other than a municipality, township, or other local government jurisdiction); or

(iii)

patrons of a hotel or other public accommodations facility; or

(C)

operated by the Federal Government (or by a concessionaire on behalf of the Federal Government) for the benefit of members of the Armed Forces and their dependents or employees of any department or agency and their dependents.

(3)

Enforcement

(Pub. L. 110–140, title XIV, § 1404, Dec. 19, 2007, 121 Stat. 1795; Pub. L. 110–314, title II, § 238(2), Aug. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 3076.)

cite as: 15 USC 8003