(a) Every public swimming pool must be in the immediate control of a pool operator.
(b) A person may act as both lifeguard and pool operator if acting as both does not adversely affect safety and operational standards.
(c) The approving authority must issue a swimming pool operator's license if the applicant:
(1) is at least 17 years old;
(2) has at least 2 seasons' experience as a lifeguard or operator, or has one season's experience and has successfully completed a training course approved by the approving authority; and
(3) passes an examination given by the approving authority or has an operator's license issued by Montgomery County for the previous operating season.
(d) Reserved.
(e) A swimming pool operator's license is valid for 3 years after the date of issuance, unless revoked by the approving authority. The approving authority may issue a swimming pool operator's license which is valid for less than three years if the applicant requests a license for a shorter period. When an applicant has filed a valid application for license renewal and the applicant's current license has not been suspended or revoked by the approving authority, the current license remains valid for not more than 180 days after its expiration date until the approving authority acts on the renewal request.
(f) A swimming pool operator's license may be suspended or revoked if the licensee:
(a) has repeated or continuing violations of this Chapter; or
(b) obtains the license by fraud.
The approving authority must give the licensee notice in writing of the violations and an opportunity for a hearing before the approving authority before the license is suspended or revoked. (1971 L.M.C., ch. 45, § 1; 1979 L.M.C., ch. 55, § 6; 1986 L.M.C., ch. 3, § 1; 1986 L.M.C., ch. 33, § 1; 1990 L.M.C., ch. 26, § 1.)
Editor's note-In its amendment of this section, L.M.C., ch. 26, § 1, contained no subsection (d).
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