Cal. Health and Safety Code § 18897 : California Health And Safety Code — Housing — "Organized camp" defined

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Current through the 2016 Legislative Session

(a) "Organized camp" means a site with program and facilities establishd for the primary purposes of providing an outdoor group living experience with social, spiritual, educational, or recreational objectives, for five days or more during one or more seasons of the year.
(b) The term "organized camp" does not include a motel, tourist camp, trailer park, resort, hunting camp, auto court, labor camp, penal or correctional camp nor does it include a child care institution or home-finding agency.
(c) The term "organized camp" also does not include any charitable or recreational organization which complies with the rules and regulations for recreational trailer parks provided for by subdivision (b) of Section 18301.
(d)
(1) The term "organized camp" also does not include any camp site in a county park in a county with a population of more than four million established pursuant to the provisions of this subdivision for the purpose of short-term group camping, which is hereby defined as camping by any group of people for a period of not more than 72 consecutive hours. The certificate of the director of parks and recreation of such county shall be conclusive as to the fact that a camp site has been established for the purpose of short-term group camping.

This subdivision shall remain operative only until January 1, 1981, and shall have no force or effect on or after such date, unless a later enacted statute which is chaptered before January 1, 1981, deletes or extends such date.

(2) The exemption of a campsite for short-term group camping pursuant to this subdivision shall take effect upon adoption of a resolution of the board of supervisors delegating responsibility for the establishment and enforcement of appropriate health, safety, and fire protection and prevention standards for such campsites to appropriate county health, safety, and fire protection and prevention officials or agencies.
Ca. Health and Saf. Code § 18897
Part heading amended by Stats 2008 ch 664 (AB 2016),s 17, eff. 1/1/2009.
Stats 2001 ch 434 (SB 325), s 38, eff. 1/1/2002, op. 1/1/2003
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