Pennsylvania Act 1959-497 — PROVIDING FOR THE REGISTRATION OF CAMPS

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PROVIDING FOR THE REGISTRATION OF CAMPS
                 Act of Nov. 10, 1959, P.L. 1400, No. 497             Cl. 27
                                  AN ACT

     Providing for the annual registration of organized camps for
        children, youth and adults; defining the duties of the
        Department of Health of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; and
        prescribing penalties.

        The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     hereby enacts as follows:

        Section 1.  Definition.--As used in this act, "organized
     camp" means a program and facilities established for the primary
     purpose of providing an outdoor group living experience for
     children, youth and adults, with social, recreational and
     educational objectives, and which is operated and used for five
     or more consecutive days during one or more seasons of the year.
     The term "organized camp" does not mean establishments commonly
     known as tourist camps, motels, trailer parks, lumber camps,
     construction camps, labor camps, penal camps and hunting camps.
        Section 2.  Registration; Fees and Terms.--(a) No person,
     organization or political subdivision shall conduct, control,
     manage or operate any camp for children, youth or adults in
     Pennsylvania without first registering the camp with the
     Department of Health.
        (b)  The registration fee shall be ten dollars ($10),
     annually. Only one registration shall be required of persons,
     organizations or political subdivisions, which operate more than
     one organized camp in this Commonwealth.
        (c)  All fees collected under the provisions of this act
     shall be paid into the State Treasury.
        Section 3.  Department of Health; Powers and Duties.--The
     Department of Health shall--
        (1)  Provide application blanks requiring the necessary
     information about organized camps, annually;
        (2)  Issue Certificates of Registration to persons,
     organizations or political subdivisions, identifying
     specifically the camps registered and showing the date of
     expiration of the period of registration;
        (3)  Make available to other Departments or agencies of the
     Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, current lists of camps, their
     owners, location and other pertinent information by counties or
     otherwise, as may be desired by each department or agency, to
     facilitate the activities of such departments or agencies in
     carrying out their responsibilities for enforcing the laws or
     regulations now in effect or hereinafter enacted or promulgated
     relating to organized camps; and
        (4)  Maintain, publish and distribute, annually, to the
     public other petinent information by counties.
        Section 4.  Unlawful Acts and Penalties Therefor.--(a) It
     shall be unlawful for any person, organization or political
     subdivision to conduct, control, manage or operate any organized
     camp in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, unless the camp is
     registered with the Department of Health for the year during
     which it is being operated, managed, controlled or conducted.
        (b)  Any person, organization or political subdivision, who,
     being the owner, operator or manager of an organized camp in the
     Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, violates any of the provisions of
     this act, shall, upon summary conviction, be sentenced to pay a
     fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100) or undergo
     imprisonment for not more than ninety days, or both.