Swimming Pools & Spas in Cass County, ND (2026)

2 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Cass County, North Dakota.

Verified from official government sources

Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Cass County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.

Pool Permits

Cass County requires health department approval of construction plans before building, altering or remodeling any pool, and its inspection authority under the Recreational Aquatic Facilities ordinance expressly reaches residential pools, not just public ones.

Residential Pool Construction Permit in Cass County

Some Restrictions

Cass County Ordinance #2004-2, as amended (Recreational Aquatic Facilities Regulations), § 38.11, Sections 3 & 7

Before any construction, alteration, addition, remodeling, or other improvement to a recreational aquatic facility, the plans and specifications shall have been approved by the health department. ... The health department may inspect, or cause to be inspected, all recreational aquatic facilities, including residential pools, within the county at such times as it may deem necessary...

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Fencing & Safety Requirements

Cass County's health department licenses and inspects public and semi-public pools, and bars anyone with a communicable disease or skin infection from entering the water.

Pool Safety Rules in Cass County

Some Restrictions

Cass County Ordinance #2004-2 (Amended), Section 4 (Manual Section 38.11)

No person having any skin eruptions or abrasions, sore or infected eyes, infectious nasal or ear discharge, or any communicable disease shall be permitted to use recreational aquatic facility. Spitting, spouting water, or blowing the nose in the water of a recreational aquatic facility shall be strictly prohibited. The operator of a recreational aquatic facility shall post suitable placard...

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Swimming Pools & Spas by City in Cass County

1 cities in Cass County have their own swimming pools & spas rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.

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2 verified rules • Fencing & Safety Requirements, Pool Permits

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