§ 48.07 Permit; Application, Issuance, Records and Enforcement.
RCNY § 48.07
(a)An application for a permit to operate any camp under this Article must be made by the operator to the Department, on a form furnished by the Department, at least 90 days before the first day of operation. Such application shall also be filed when the name, ownership or operator of the camp is changed. All applications shall include a copy of the camp's written safety plan required pursuant to 24 RCNY Health Code § 48.11.
(b)(1) A permit shall not be issued to any camp program unless all required documents have been reviewed and approved by the Department and the Department is satisfied, upon inspection and evaluation, that the camp conforms or will conform with the requirements of this Code at the time of operation. However, if and when the Department determines that a camp has previously operated in a manner sufficient to assure that no unreasonable risk to the health and safety of camp attendees has occurred, the operator may submit a completed and certified self-inspection in a format approved by the Department, in lieu of an on-site pre-permit inspection.
(2)A permit shall not be issued unless the camp director has attended an orientation session provided by the Department regarding the requirements set forth in this Article. Attendance at Department orientation sessions need not be repeated by a director who has attended a session unless the Department determines that the substance of the orientation has changed and requires re-attendance. The director must ensure that the materials covered in the orientation sessions are incorporated into camper and staff orientation programs as required by this Article (c) A permit shall not be issued to a children's traveling summer day camp unless the camp has an indoor manned home base and, when applicable, a permit from the Department of Parks and Recreation authorizing the use of a specific outdoor park site.
(d)Whenever necessary, to prevent public health hazards, as defined in § 7-2.1(b) of the State Sanitary Code [10 NYCRR], or successor regulation, the Department may, in specific instances impose additional requirements on a children's camp. The Department shall describe in writing the conditions of operation that have been imposed, including, but not limited to, amendment of the written safety plan, and the reasons for the additional requirements.
(e)All records required by this Article may be maintained electronically or in hard copy paper form and must be made available to the Department immediately on request. If such records are maintained electronically, Department staff must be allowed to access such records while on-site.
(f)A permit expires on September 16 of the calendar year it was issued or at the close of a camp's normal operation, whichever is sooner, unless some other date is indicated by the Department.
(g)Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Article, a permit issued under this Article may be ordered suspended or revoked for maintaining a public health hazard, or failure to comply with any applicable law, regulation, rule, directive or policy enforced by the Department, or in the interest of protecting the health of an individual or the public as determined by the Commissioner.
(h)The permittee shall have an opportunity to be heard before the Department prior to the issuance of an order to suspend or revoke a permit, except that when a public health hazard exists, a permit may be suspended pending such opportunity to be heard. (Amended City Record 12/26/2019, eff. 1/25/2020)
