Caregivers participating in the hiking or camping activity
must ensure that:
(1) Each child participating in the hiking or camping
activity has the clothing, equipment, and provisions necessary to
protect the child from the environment, including insect repellent
and sunscreen;
(2) A child does not carry a load of more than 30%
of the child's body weight;
(3) Hiking does not exceed the physical capabilities
of the weakest member of the group. If a participating child cannot
or will not hike, the group must not continue unless other provisions
have been made to care for the child;
(4) In temperatures above 80 degrees Fahrenheit:
(A) Children are offered a minimum of three quarts
of drinking water per day;
(B) Electrolyte replacement is available to children
at all times; and
(C) Other techniques are available to cool a participant,
such as water to coat a child's body or cold packs; and
(5) Potable water is available at each campsite. Caregivers
must verify water cache location information before the group leaves
camp each day, if applicable.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §748.3843 adopted to be effective January 1, 2007, 31 TexReg 7377; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909 |
