When you participate in a hiking or camping activity in an
area unfamiliar to the participating adults, and the hiking activity
lasts more than two hours:
(1) The person qualified to supervise the hiking or
camping excursion must consider the following when selecting the area
for hiking or camping:
(A) Evacuation;
(B) Communication; and
(C) Water quality and quantity;
(2) The person qualified to supervise the hiking or
camping excursion must have experience leading a group in hiking or
camping at the elevation, terrain, and climate where the activity
is to take place;
(3) Before participation, the caregivers and children
must receive instruction on:
(A) The fundamental safety procedures for the area
where the hiking or camping will occur;
(B) Procedures to follow if the participant gets lost;
(C) Proper health and sanitation procedures;
(D) Potential high-risk areas where the hiking or camping
will occur; and
(E) Fire risks;
(4) The emergency medical care consent forms must be
readily accessible to the caregivers accompanying them;
(5) Caregivers participating in the hiking or camping
activity must regularly monitor and care for the health and safety
of children; and
(6) If the excursion will be on private land, you
must have an agreement with the person responsible for that land.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §748.3841 adopted to be effective January 1, 2007, 31 TexReg 7377; amended to be effective September 1, 2010, 35 TexReg 7497; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909 |
