N.Y. General Business Law § 398-f: Children's non-regulated camp

§ 398-f. Children's non-regulated camp. 1. (a) As used in this

section, a "children's non-regulated camp" shall mean property

consisting of a tract of land and any tents, vehicles, buildings or

other structures that may be pertinent to its use, any part of which may

be occupied on a scheduled basis any time between June first and

September fifteenth in any year by ten or more persons under sixteen

years of age under general supervision for the purpose of indoor or

outdoor organized group activities, involving passive and nonpassive

recreational activities, which is not subject to the provisions of

article thirteen-B of the public health law and is:

(i) a day program operating three hours or more at least five or more

days in any two-week period; or

(ii) an overnight program operated within New York state for less than

seventy-two consecutive hours on more than one occasion.

(b) This section shall not include activities operated by (i) a public

school district and clubs which also occur during the traditional school

year; (ii) school districts, boards of cooperative educational services

or nonpublic schools providing instruction to satisfy, enrich,

accelerate, or improve skills in accordance with education law

requirements; (iii) child care programs and family shelter-based

drop-off child supervision programs permitted pursuant to article

forty-seven of the New York city health code; (iv) activities subject to

licensure or registration by the office of children and family services;

and (v) properties where children are under the supervision of family

and/or family friends.

2. (a) No person, firm, corporation or association shall enroll or

allow participation of a child in a children's non-regulated camp unless

such non-regulated camp has registered with the department of health, in

a form and manner prescribed by the department of health, on an annual

basis and the parent or guardian of the child has been provided with the

following written notice on the application or enrollment form:

"This camp is registered with but not regulated or inspected by the

New York State Department of Health and is not required to obtain a

Department of Health permit. This camp is not required to follow

Department of Health regulations, including, maintaining minimum

staff-to-child ratios; hiring medical personnel; or reporting injuries

or illnesses to the Department of Health."

(b) If a children's non-regulated camp maintains a website, this

notice must be placed on the website.

(c) Any notice required in this subdivision shall be prominently and

conspicuously posted at the camp facilities in minimum size twelve font.

3. The operator of a children's non-regulated camp shall retain a copy

of each notice required to be provided by subdivision two of this

section for a period of three years.