Ramsey County Public Health licenses and inspects PUBLIC swimming pools (apartments, hotels, clubs) under Minnesota Rules ch. 4717, covering barriers, water quality, and safety equipment. Private home pools follow the Minnesota Residential Code enforced by your city.
Minnesota Rules parts 4717.0150 to 4717.3975 establish operation, maintenance, design, installation and construction standards for public pools. Ramsey County acts as the delegated public-health authority that licenses and inspects these facilities each year — checking barrier compliance, disinfectant and pH levels, drain-cover (anti-entrapment) safety, depth markings and lifesaving equipment. These rules do not govern a private pool serving a single-family home; that pool's safety barrier and equipment are set by the Minnesota Residential Code and inspected by the city. If you operate a pool that serves the public or tenants, contact Ramsey County Public Health for licensing.
Operating an unlicensed public pool, or one failing water-quality or barrier standards, can result in closure orders and license action by Ramsey County Public Health under Minn. Rules ch. 4717.
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