{"data":{"id":"us-wy/wyo.-stat.-35-28-101","jurisdiction":"us-wy","citation":"Wyo. Stat. § 35-28-101","heading":"Definitions.","body":"(a) As used in this act:\n(i) \"Bathhouse\" means a structure that contains dressing rooms, showers and toilet facilities for use with an adjacent public pool;\n(ii) \"Department\" means the Wyoming department of agriculture;\n(iii) \"Director\" means the director of the Wyoming department of agriculture or his duly authorized representative;\n(iv) \"Imminent health hazard\" means a significant threat or danger to health when there is evidence sufficient to show that a product, practice, circumstance or event creates a situation that requires immediate correction or cessation of operation to prevent injury based on:\n(A) The number of potential injuries; and\n(B) The nature, severity and duration of the anticipated injury.\n(v) \"Local health department\" means a health department established by a county, municipality or district pursuant to W.S. 35-1-301 et seq.;\n(vi) \"Person\" means municipalities, recreation boards of trustees, counties, state agencies, individuals, corporations, partnerships, enterprises or associations;\n(vii) \"Pool\" means an artificial structure containing water used for swimming, bathing, diving, surfing, wading or a similar use and operated by an owner, lessee, operator, licensee or concessionaire regardless of whether a fee is charged for use;\n(viii) \"Public pool\" means a pool that is open to the public or a segment of the public;\n(ix) \"Regulatory authority\" means the authority which issued the license or adopted the rule or regulation being enforced including the department of agriculture or local health department;\n(x) \"Spa\" means a bathing facility including, but not limited to, a hot tub or whirlpool designed for recreational or therapeutic use and not designed to be drained, cleaned and refilled for each use. Spas are designed to provide a means of agitation, which may include, but is not limited to, hydro jet circulation, hot water, cold water, mineral baths, air induction systems or any combination thereof;\n(xi) \"Swimming pool\" means a body of water, other than a natural swimming area, maintained exclusively for swimming, recreative bathing or wading, and includes appurtenances used in connection with the swimming pool;\n(xii) \"Waterborne disease outbreak\" means the occurrence of two (2) or more cases of a similar illness resulting from the ingestion of water from a common water source;\n(xiii) \"Waterborne illnesses\" means illnesses caused by microorganisms, including, but not limited to, cryptosporidium, giardia, pseudomonas, E. coli 0157:H7 and shigella and spread by accidentally swallowing water that has been contaminated with fecal matter;\n(xiv) \"This act\" means W.S. 35-28-101 through 35-28-110;\n(xv) \"Flow-through pool\" means an artificial or partially artificial pool that depends on the natural flow of water to maintain adequate water quality.","path":["TITLE 35 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY","CHAPTER 28 - PUBLIC POOL AND SPA HEALTH AND SAFETY"],"source_url":"https://wyoleg.gov/statutes/compress/title35.pdf","current_through":"2026 Budget Session; as of 2026-07-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T00:16:32Z","sha256":"68d5a0435dd9a945b1d7141406f4d8b18f70313b4304f912d8ed62a13ec758d4","source_id":"us-wy","stale":false,"prev":"us-wy/wyo.-stat.-35-27-104","next":"us-wy/wyo.-stat.-35-28-102"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}