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TITLE 26HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
PART 1HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
CHAPTER 744MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR SCHOOL-AGE AND BEFORE OR AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS
SUBCHAPTER OSWIMMING POOLS, WADING/SPLASHING POOLS, AND SPRINKLER PLAY
RULE §744.3407Must I have a fence around a swimming pool at my operation?
(a) You must enclose a swimming pool at your operation with a six-foot fence or wall that prevents children's access to the pool.

(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 operation 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 §744.3407 adopted to be effective September 1, 2010, 35 TexReg 7469; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909

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