Wisconsin Administrative Code

ATCP 76.37 Maintenance, repair, and modifications of water attractions.

ATCP 76.38 Virginia Graeme Baker Act. in writing to the department or its agent, along with documentation specified in subd. 4. 2. A local inspector shall review the request and forward it to the department with recommendations for approval or disapproval. 3. On receipt of a comp…

ATCP 77.01 Definitions. In this chapter: (1) XAnalystY means an individual who performs a test under s. ATCP 77.02. (2) XCertified analystY means an analyst that is certified by the department to perform tests under s. ATCP 77.02 (1) or (2). (3) XCertified laboratoryY means a lab…

ATCP 77.02 Laboratory tests to protect public health. For purposes of s. 93.12, Stats., the department declares that the following milk, food, water, wastewater and recreational water tests are necessary to protect public health: (1) MILK. Any of the following tests related to mi…

ATCP 77.03 Laboratory certification; general. (1) ANNUAL CERTIFICATION REQUIRED. (a) Except as provided in par. (b), no person may perform any laboratory test listed under s. ATCP 77.02 to determine whether milk, food or water complies with public health standards required under …

ATCP 77.04 Applying for certification. (1) INITIAL APPLICATION. An operator shall apply for initial certification under s. ATCP 77.03 on a form provided by the department. The operator shall submit a separate application for each laboratory. An application shall include all of th…

ATCP 77.06 Certification fees. (1) FEE AMOUNTS. Except as provided under sub. (2) or (3), an operator shall pay the following certification fees: (a) Milk or food tests. An annual certification fee of $492 for each test under s. ATCP 77.02 (1) or (2) at each laboratory for which …

ATCP 77.08 Granting and withdrawing certification. (1) GRANTING CERTIFICATION. The department shall certify an operator under s. ATCP 77.03 if the operator and laboratory comply with this chapter. The department may conditionally certify an operator pending action by the operator…

ATCP 77.10 Laboratory facilities. (1) ADEQUATE FACILITIES. A certified laboratory shall have all of the following: (a) Adequate facilities, equipment and supplies to perform the tests which the operator is certified to perform at that laboratory. (b) At least 5 linear feet of lev…

ATCP 77.12 Laboratory administrator. The laboratory administrator or a designated agent of the administrator shall be present at every certified laboratory during daytime business hours. The laboratory administrator shall do all of the following on behalf of the laboratory operat…

ATCP 77.14 Inspecting a laboratory. (1) MANDATORY INSPECTIONS. The department shall inspect a laboratory at all of the following times: (a) Before certifying the operator under s. ATCP 77.03, for the first time, to perform tests at that laboratory. (b) At least once every 2 years…

ATCP 77.16 Laboratory records. (1) RECORDS REAn operator shall make complete records related to all of the following: (a) The training, experience and proficiency testing of every analyst who performs tests for which the laboratory is certified. (b) Laboratory evaluations require…

ATCP 77.20 Milk and food laboratories; procedures. (1) TEST METHODS. An operator who performs any test listed under s. ATCP 77.02 (1) and (2) shall perform that test according to methods specified in applicable reference materials under sub. (2), or according to methods which the…

ATCP 77.22 Milk and food laboratories; certified analysts. (1) CERTIFICATION REQUIRED. (a) Except as provided in par. (b), no analyst may perform a test listed under s. ATCP 77.02 (1) or (2) unless the department certifies that analyst under this section to perform that test. (b)…

ATCP 77.23 Drug residues in milk; screening tests. (1) LABORATORY APPROVED. (a) The department may approve a laboratory to perform a drug residue test as a screening test, even though the laboratory is not certified under s. ATCP 77.03 to perform the test as a confirmatory test. …

ATCP 77.24 Milk and food analysts; proficiency evaluation. (1) ANNUAL PROFICIENCY EVALUATION REQUIRED. Except as provided in sub. (4), the department may not renew an analyst[s certification to perform any test listed under s. ATCP 77.02 (1) or (2) unless, within the year immedia…

ATCP 77.30 Water laboratories; procedures. (1) TEST METHODS. An operator who performs any test listed under s. ATCP 77.02 (3) shall perform that test according to methods specified in applicable reference materials under sub. (2), or according to methods which the department appr…

ATCP 77.32 Water laboratory analysts. (1) OPERATOR TO DOCUMENT COMPETENCY. In every initial or renewal application for water laboratory certification, a laboratory operator shall document that the analysts who perform each test under s. ATCP 77.02 (3) for which the laboratory see…

ATCP 77.34 Water laboratories; proficiency evaluation. (1) EVALUATION REQUIRED. Except as provided in sub. (4), the department may not issue or renew an operator[s certification to perform any test listed under s. ATCP 77.02 (3) unless, within the year immediately preceding that …

ATCP 78.01 Authority and purpose. This chapter is promulgated under the authority of ss. 93.07 (1), 97.67 (1) and (4), 97.30 (2) (a), 97.625, and 227.11 (2) (a), Stats., to prescribe rules for recreational and educational camps and hospitality activities for enforcement by the de…

ATCP 78.02 Scope. (1) APPLICABILITY. This chapter applies to the operators of recreational and educational camps and to the department and its agents. (2) VARIANCES. When it appears to the department that strict adherence to a provision of this chapter is impractical for a partic…

ATCP 78.03 Definitions. In this chapter: the chapter was last published. ATCP 78.03 WISCONSIN ADMINISTRATIVE CODE (1) XAdirondack shelterY means an open-fronted shelter having a roof that slopes backward. (2) XAdultY means a person 18 years of age or older. (3) XActive (effective…

ATCP 78.04 License holder qualifications. To qualify for holding a license, an applicant shall do all of the following: (1) Be an owner of the camp or an officer of the legal entity owning the camp or an entity under a duly created and approved 4 agreement in effect for the durat…

ATCP 78.05 License holder responsibilities. Upon acceptance of the license issued by the department or its agent, the license holder shall do all of the following in order to retain the license: (1) Comply with the provisions of this chapter and any other applicable chapters. (2)…

ATCP 78.06 Plan review. (1) APPROVAL REQUIRED. An operator shall obtain plan approval from the department or its agent before any of the following occurs: (a) New construction. The operator begins construction of a camp. (b) Modifications. The operator modifies a camp by adding o…

ATCP 78.07 Licenses. (1) LICENSE REQUIRED. Except as specified in par. (c), a license is required when a camp is advertised or offered free of charge or in return for payment of a fee by a person or by the state or a local unit of government. (a) Conditions requiring a license. N…

ATCP 78.08 Department fees. (1) CAMP LICENSE CAT(a) Criteria. 1. The department or its agent shall assign a camp to a license category by evaluating the complexity of the camp based on the criteria specified in Table A. 2. A camp whose point value is 5 or less, shall be assigned …

ATCP 78.09 Enforcement. (1) INSPECTIONS AND AC(a) Inspections. Pursuant to ss. 93.07 (24) (e) and 97.65 (1), Stats., an authorized employee or agent of the department, upon presenting proper identification, may enter any camp at any reasonable time, for any of the following purpo…

ATCP 78.10 Suspension or revocation of license. Pursuant to s. 97.12 (3) (b), Stats., the department may, by summary order and without prior notice or hearing, suspend a license issued under this chapter if the department finds that there has been a substantial failure to comply …

ATCP 78.11 Appeals of actions by the department. If requested in writing within 10 days after date of the service of an order, a hearing shall be conducted as specified in ch. ATCP 1. Enforcement of the order shall not be stayed pending action on the hearing. A request for hearin…

ATCP 78.12 Appeals of actions by agent health departments. If an agent issues a license under this chapter, the operator shall appeal an enforcement action to the agent health department. Subchapter IV — Standards for Recreational and Educational Camps

ATCP 78.13 Qualifications of an authorized representative conducting inspections. An authorized representative of the department or its agent who inspects a camp or the chapter was last published. ATCP 78.13 WISCONSIN ADMINISTRATIVE CODE conducts a plan review for compliance with…

ATCP 78.14 Inspections. (1) REFUSED INSPECTION; PROCESS. If a person denies access to the department or its agent, the department or its agent shall inform the person of all the following: (a) Access. The license holder is required to allow access to the department or its agent a…

ATCP 78.15 Active managerial control. (1) INSPECAn annual inspection may be waived for not more than 2 out of every 3 license years, if the camp has exhibited active managerial control of public health hazards. (2) CRITERIA. The operator shall meet all the following criteria to d…

ATCP 78.16 Camps serving rental groups. (1) WRITTEN AGREEMENT. (a) Signed. A written use agreement shall be signed by both authorized representatives of the camp and the rental group. Pf (b) Designated responsibilities. The written use agreement shall clearly identify the respons…

ATCP 78.17 Location of the camp. (1) REQUIREMENTS. (a) Well-drained. The camp[s physical facilities shall be

ATCP 78.18 Water supply. (1) WATER SYSTEMS. (a) General. The water source used to supply the camp shall be a public or a private water system. (b) Well compliance with ch. NR 812. The operation, construction, installation, materials, and maintenance of the water system used to su…

ATCP 78.19 Sewage disposal system. (1) SEWAGE. Sewage, including all liquid and water-carried wastes from sinks, bathing and toilet facilities, may not discharge onto the ground surface. P (2) PLUMBING FIXTURES. Plumbing fixtures shall meet all of the following: (a) Connection. C…

ATCP 78.20 Toilet and shower facilities. (1) RE(a) Toilet facilities. Toilet facilities construction shall comply with State Building code as enforced by the Wisconsin department of safety and professional services. (b) Ratio. 1. A camp shall provide a minimum of one toilet and o…

ATCP 78.21 Camper sleeping quarters. (1) PERMANENT. This section applies to structures that are enclosed and are permanent in nature, including buildings, cabins, dorms, yurts, covered wagons or tents covering a non-collapsible framework, and that are used as sleeping quarters fo…

ATCP 78.22 Garbage and refuse. (1) CONTAINERS. (a) Container design. Garbage and refuse shall be kept in durable, easily cleanable, pest resistant, leak-proof and nonabsorbent containers. Plastic bags may be used to line these containers. (b) Covered and emptied. 1. Containers us…

ATCP 78.23 Food preparation and service. (1) STANDARDS. The preparation and service of food and the equipment used for that purpose at camp dining halls, commissary operations, concession stands and outdoor food service operations shall comply with ch. ATCP 75 Appendix. (2) KNOWL…

ATCP 78.24 Buildings and grounds. (1) WISCONSIN BUILDING CODE. Except as specified in this section, all buildings at a camp shall comply with applicable Wisconsin department of safety and professional services standards as enforced by the Wisconsin department of safety and profes…

ATCP 78.25 Adult camp staffing. During camp operation the adult camp staff to camper ratio shall be as required pursuant to s. ATCP Table 78.25. P For the purposes of determining staff to camper ratio, personnel that do not have responsibility for providing training or direct sup…

ATCP 78.26 Camper supervision and safety. (1) CAMP STAFF SCREENING. (a) General requirements. Camps shall take into account criminal background check information during the hiring of camp staff and any additional individuals 14 years or older residing on the camp[s premises with …

ATCP 78.27 Camp wellness and health staff. (1) CAMP WELLNESS. (a) Physician on staff or consulting physician. Before a camp opens for the first time, and at least annually thereafter, the camp operator shall make written arrangements for medical care of campers and camp staff by …

ATCP 78.28 Camp register. (1) REQUIREMENTS. A camp shall maintain a written or electronic camp register with all of the following information for each camper and staff member: (a) Legal name. Pf (b) Home address. Pf (c) Phone number. Pf (d) Email address. Pf (e) The name, phone n…

ATCP 78.29 Death, injury or illness reports. The camp shall report incidents resulting in serious injury, illness or death where an emergency medical service response is required, by the end of the next working day following the incident by phone or email to the department or its…

ATCP 78.30 Playground equipment. (1) INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED IN GOOD REPAIR. Playground equipment shall be: (a) Installed. Installed to manufacturer[s directions.Pf (b) Maintained. Shall be maintained in good repair. the chapter was last published. ATCP 78.30 WISCONSIN ADMINISTR…

ATCP 78.31 Petting zoo and other animal education interactions. (1) HAND HYGIENE. The camp operator shall provide any of the following: (a) Hand washing station. If the camp includes a petting zoo or other animal interaction for campers, the operator shall provide a hand washing …