§ 48.23 Transportation.
RCNY § 48.23
(a)All transportation equipment shall be maintained in a safe operating condition and shall bear the required inspection sticker of the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles or, where required, the inspection sticker of the New York State Department of Transportation and be equipped with at least a first aid kit, tools, fire extinguisher and flares.
(b)All operators of vehicles for camps shall be at least 18 years old, shall possess a current valid driver's license and have at least one year's driving experience as a licensed operator.
(c)All bus operators shall have a current valid chauffeur's license, be physically capable of handling equipment and have driving records free from serious accidents and violations.
(d)While children are being transported by private conveyance, they shall be under the supervision of at least two staff members at least eighteen years of age in addition to the driver.
(e)No camp operator shall knowingly permit any child to embark for, or depart from, the camp premises unless at all times accompanied by a parent, legal guardian or adult counselor.
(f)A truck shall not be used as a means of transporting children except in the cab.
(g)Drivers of vehicles should not be counted as staff members and should never be used to supervise children.
(h)Children's Traveling Summer Day Camp and Municipal Traveling Summer Day Camp must receive written permission from camper's parents or legal guardians to be transported (by public or private transportation) on a regular schedule to a facility, site or property for the purpose of organized group activities.
(i)The camp operator of a Children's Traveling Summer Day and Municipal Traveling Summer Day Camp shall be responsible for instituting a program of accountability for each child on trips and shall have regular checking of children by roll call after each rest or activity stop or whenever potential problems concerning accountability for presence of each child may arise.
(j)The operator of a Children's Traveling Summer Day Camp and Municipal Traveling Summer Day Camp shall be responsible for the safety of the children from Home Base to the camp site and be accountable for the safe delivery of all campers to their respective home at the end of every camping day.
(k)No camper in a Children's Traveling Summer Day Camp or Municipal Traveling Summer Day Camp shall be left or released to the care of any person other than a parent, legal guardian or any other person so designated legally or in writing by the natural parent or legal guardian of said child at the end of every camping day.
(l)Before any child may be transported in a motor vehicle where such transportation is provided or arranged for by the camp permittee, the camp must ensure all children are secured in child safety seats properly installed per manufacturers' recommendations, or with safety belts, as appropriate for the age of the child in accordance with the requirements of the NYS Vehicle and Traffic Law. (Amended City Record 12/26/2019, eff. 1/25/2020)
