In order to protect the public health from the hazards of certain waterborne infections, the following swimming water quality standards shall be maintained by the owners and/or operators of swimming pools.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
OPERATE
To conduct, maintain or otherwise provide facilities for bathing at a swimming pool.
PERSON
Includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint-stock companies as well as individuals.
SWIMMING POOL
Includes fill-and-draw, flow-through and recirculation pools, outdoor and indoor, which are artificially constructed to provide recreational facilities for swimming, bathing or wading and all buildings, equipment and appurtenances thereto. It shall not include naturally or artificially constructed outdoor ponds, rivers or lakes or baths used for the cleansing of the body or the practicing of the healing arts. It shall not include swimming or wading pools established or maintained upon any premises by any individual for his own or his family's use or use by guests of his household.
All costs for analyses required by this chapter shall be borne by the owner and/or operator of the swimming pool.
A swimming pool operated in violation of this chapter is hereby declared to be a public health nuisance and may be ordered to cease operation upon summary action by the Lacey Township Board of Health or its authorized agent, in accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 26:3-45 through 3-63.
Penalties for violation of this chapter shall be not less than five dollars ($5.) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500.). Each day a violation shall continue to exist shall be considered a separate offense subject to penalty.