Arkansas Code § 20-30-103 - Authority of Department of Health

The Department of Health is authorized:

(1) To carry out or cause to be carried out all provisions of this chapter;

(2) To collect all fees provided for in this chapter;

(3) To prescribe such rules and regulations governing the alteration, construction, sanitation, safety, and operation of public swimming pools as may be necessary to protect the health and safety of the public and to require every public swimming pool to comply with these rules and regulations;

(4) To inspect every public swimming pool in operation in the state to determine compliance with this chapter and rules and regulations;

(5) To issue or cause to be issued, suspend, and revoke permits to operate public swimming pools as provided in this chapter;

(6) To notify the owner, proprietor, or agent in charge of any public swimming pool of such changes or alterations as may be necessary to effect complete compliance with this chapter and rules and regulations governing the construction, alteration, and operation of the facilities and to close the facilities for failure to comply within specified times as provided in this chapter and rules and regulations; and

(7) To train, test, and certify qualified operators of public swimming pools.

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