26 Tex. Admin. Code § 747.4807
Must I have a fence around a swimming pool at my child-care home?
Effective Apr 15, 201742 TexReg 19062Source Note: The provisions of this §747.4807 adopted to be effective September 1, 2003, 28 TexReg 146; amended to be effective April 15, 2017, 42 TexReg 19062; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909.Texas Secretary of State
- (a) You must prevent children from entering the pool area by a wall, fence, or other durable impenetrable barrier at least four feet high.
- (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 home 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 §747.4807 adopted to be effective September 1, 2003, 28 TexReg 146; amended to be effective April 15, 2017, 42 TexReg 19062; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909.