(a)
A wave basin shall be subject to regulation as a permanent amusement ride under the Permanent Amusement Ride Safety Inspection Program (Part 8.1 (commencing with Section 7920) of Division 5 of the Labor Code), and the Division of Occupational Safety and Health may inspect and otherwise oversee the operation of a wave basin to ensure compliance with those standards and requirements. This section does not limit the existing authority of the division to regulate permanent amusement rides.
(b)
The
department, in consultation with the Division of Occupational Safety and Health, shall adopt regulations regulating sanitation and safety of wave basins. The department may consider the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance, including, but not limited to, the guidance outlined in the Model Aquatic Health Code during the rulemaking process. The regulations adopted pursuant to this section may be modeled upon the sanitation and safety regulations for swimming pools, but shall
consider
the unique characteristics of a wave basin, including the volume of water, chemical dispersion caused by wave action, and the size of a typical wave basin.
(c)
A local health officer shall have the authority to enforce wave basin sanitation and safety regulations adopted by the department, pursuant to subdivision (b), in their jurisdiction.
(d)
Nothing in this article shall relieve a wave basin operator from its obligation to comply with applicable sanitation and safety requirements until the wave basin sanitation and safety regulations are adopted by the department pursuant to subdivision (b).
