Beyond the 48-inch barrier, Las Cruces pools must have self-latching gates, alarms on doors with direct pool access, and federally compliant anti-entrapment drain covers under the Virginia Graeme Baker Act.
Las Cruces enforces the New Mexico Residential Code's pool safety package. Doors from the house that open directly to the pool need an audible alarm that sounds when the door or its screen is opened. Self-closing, self-latching gates keep the enclosure secure, with the latch release positioned to resist a child's reach. Every pool and spa suction outlet must use an anti-entrapment drain cover meeting the federal Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act. These items are verified before the pool passes final inspection and can be used.
Non-compliant drain covers, a missing door alarm, or a gate that fails to latch will fail inspection; the pool cannot be approved for use until every safety item is corrected.
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