26 Tex. Admin. Code § 746.5007
Must I have a fence around a swimming pool at my child-care center?
Effective Sep 1, 200328 TexReg 1402Source Note: The provisions of this §746.5007 adopted to be effective September 1, 2003, 28 TexReg 1402; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909.Texas Secretary of State
- (a) Yes. You must enclose a swimming pool at your child-care center with a six-foot fence or wall that prevents children's access to the pool.
- (b) Fence gates leading to the pool area must have self-closing and self-latching hardware out of children's reach. Gates must be locked when the pool is not in use.
- (c) Doors from the child-care center leading to the pool area must have a lock out of children's reach that can only be opened by an adult.
- (d) These doors and gates must not be designated as fire and emergency evacuation exits.
Source Note:The provisions of this §746.5007 adopted to be effective September 1, 2003, 28 TexReg 1402; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909.