Rhode Island § 23-22-4 - Licensing of Swimming Pools
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§ 23-22-4. Licensing of Swimming Pools
R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-22-4
§ 23-22-4. Chemical and bacteriological analyses of water.
The department of health shall cause to be made chemical and bacteriological analyses of samples of water from each swimming pool and shall report its findings to the person maintaining that swimming pool and shall state in that report whether or not the condition of the water is detrimental to the health and safety of the users of the swimming pool. The first analyses of samples of water from a newly opened swimming pool shall be made within thirty (30) days after the receipt of an application for a license for that swimming pool.
History of Section.
P.L. 1928, ch. 1198, § 4; G.L. 1938, ch. 267, § 4; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, §
180; G.L. 1956, § 23-22-4; P.L. 1962, ch. 11, § 1; P.L. 1982, ch. 80, § 1; P.L. 1986,
ch. 161, § 1.
Source: official Rhode Island text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 23-22-4 ("Licensing of Swimming Pools") is part of the Rhode Island General Laws, the codified statutory law of Rhode Island. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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