ATCP 78.03(1)(1)“Adirondack shelter” means an open-fronted shelter having a roof that slopes backward.
ATCP 78.03(2)(2)“Adult” means a person 18 years of age or older.
ATCP 78.03(3)(3)“Active (effective) managerial control” means the purposeful incorporation, monitoring, and verification of systems in a camp that proactively reduce the risk of safety and health hazards.
ATCP 78.03(4)(4)“Agent” means a local health department as defined in s. 250.01 (4), Stats., that has entered into a contract with the department and is authorized under the terms of that contract to administer a retail food establishment, lodging, and recreational safety regulatory program, pursuant to ss. 97.41 and 97.615 (2), Stats., in the health department’s area of jurisdiction.
ATCP 78.03(5)(5)“Approved” means acceptable to the department, based on its determination of conformance with this chapter and good public health practices.
ATCP 78.03(6)(6)“Aquatic program activity” means any recreational or instructional activity occurring in or on a natural or man-made body of water. “Aquatic program activity” does not include any of the following: fishing from a dock or shore or engaging in contact with water depths less than 12 inches, such as a tadpole or frog nature study.
ATCP 78.03(7)(7)“Attendant means a person trained to control patrons in a safe and orderly manner. The attendant can be any noncertified staff member assigned by and under direct supervision of certified aquatic personnel, utilized in addition to certified persons to be additional “eyes” watching swimmers or boaters. This person may also be referred to as a lookout.
ATCP 78.03(8)(8)“Bed” means a piece of furniture for sleep or rest for an individual camper in a permanent sleeping quarter, including a framework with a mattress and coverings, cot, bunk, sleeping pad, air mattress, or yoga mat placed on the floor.
ATCP 78.03(9)(9)“Belay system” means the individual or group action of managing the tension in a climber’s life safety rope with the intention of protecting the climber at an elevated height.
ATCP 78.03(10)(10)“Boat” means every description of watercraft used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on water.
ATCP 78.03(11)(11)“Camp” means a recreational and educational camp.
ATCP 78.03(12)(12)“Camp health supervisor” means an adult responsible for supervising routine and emergency health care at the camp.
ATCP 78.03(13)(13)“Camp staff” means paid or unpaid personnel involved with camp operations. Camp staff does not mean a parent or guardian that accompanies a child to camp as a participant and does not have unsupervised activity with other campers.
ATCP 78.03(14)(14)“Camper” means an individual under the care and supervision of the camp or a rental group that has a written agreement with the camp and includes all of the following:
ATCP 78.03(14)(a)(a) a minor child.
ATCP 78.03(14)(b)(b) An adult with developmental disability.
ATCP 78.03(14)(c)(c) Children, youth and adults under legal guardianship or court directed conservatorship.
ATCP 78.03(15)(15)“Campus conference” means a meeting lasting fewer than 4 consecutive nights, which is organized for personal or professional development related to a particular subject or theme.
ATCP 78.03(16)(16)“Cathole” means a hole in the ground, at least 8 inches deep, used as an alternative disposal method of burying human solid waste on primitive camping trips when permanent toilet facilities are unavailable.
ATCP 78.03(17)(17)“Challenge course” means a facility or facilities consisting of one or more high or low elements.
ATCP 78.03(18)(18)“Core item” means a provision in this chapter that is not designated as a priority item or a priority foundation item, including general sanitation, operational controls, sanitation standard operating procedures, facilities or structures, equipment design, or general maintenance.
ATCP 78.03(19)(19)“Death, injury or illness report” means the written record of all facts regarding an incident associated with a camp activity on or off the camp premises that resulted in bodily harm where an EMS response was necessary.
ATCP 78.03(20)(20)“Department” means the Wisconsin department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection.
ATCP 78.03(21)(21)“Developmental disability” has the meaning given in s. 51.01 (5) (a) to (b), Stats.
ATCP 78.03(22)(22)“Easily cleanable” means a material or finish of a surface that allows effective removal of soil by manual or mechanical cleaning methods.
ATCP 78.03(23)(23)“Element” means an apparatus that provides for a unit of activity on a challenge course. An “element” may be installed in trees, poles, portable structures, buildings, or be a part of a self-supporting structure, including items designed to simulate rocks for climbing, beams, bridges, cable traverses, climbing walls, nets, platforms, ropes, swings, towers, aerial adventures, zip lines, and jump systems.
ATCP 78.03(24)(24)“EMS response” means a Wisconsin emergency medical service that provides ambulance service response in a geographic area and is staffed by certified rescue professionals such as an emergency medical technician or emergency medical responder.
ATCP 78.03(25)(25)“Equipment” means an article used in the camp other than land and building structures, including furniture, decorative materials, fireplaces, heating units, and appliances.
ATCP 78.03(26)(26)“Existing building” means a building available for occupancy before June 30, 2023.