Section 400.11143. Transportation policy statement; drivers; vehicles.

(1) A camp shall establish and follow written  policies  for program and emergency transportation. The policies shall include all of the following:

(a)   Driver qualifications.

(b)   Vehicle inspection and maintenance.

(c)   Camper supervision.

(d)  Emergency evacuation.

(e)   Camper loading and unloading procedures.

(2)   A camp shall ensure that the driver of  a  vehicle   that  transports campers is an adult who possesses a valid operator or chauffeur license appropriate to the vehicle driven and the circumstances of its use.

(3)     A camp shall ensure that a vehicle used for transporting campers is appropriately licensed and inspected as required by state law.

(4)   In a vehicle that is required by law to  be  equipped   with  passenger safety belts, a camp shall ensure that the driver and all passengers are properly restrained by passenger safety belts while the vehicle is in motion.

(5)   A camp shall ensure that a camper is transported only in the part of a vehicle that is designed by the manufacturer for passenger transportation, and the number of passengers  shall   not  exceed  the  manufacturer's   rated capacity for the vehicle.  This

subrule  does  not  prohibit  the   use  of  a haywagon for hayrides if the camp ensures all of the following:

(a)        The haywagon is properly marked and lighted and  has  perimeter sideboards to reduce the risk of a camper falling off.

(b)   An adult staff member rides on the haywagon and supervises the campers.

(c)   Campers keep their hands and feet inside the perimeter of the haywagon while on the hayride.

(6)     An adult foster care camp, children's residential camp, and  a children's day camp shall have a vehicle available at all times  for  use  in emergency situations.

(7)   If a watercraft is used to transport campers to or from a campsite, then a camp shall use only a watercraft that has a rated capacity.

History: 1984 AACS; 1989 AACS; 1998-2000 AACS; 2009 AACS.