| permit required | True | s. 8: "without first obtaining a pool enclosure permit from the Chief Building Official" |
| pool enclosure | Minimum 1.53m (5 ft) height measured from outside finished ground level; self-closing and self-latching gate required; must prevent climbing and restrict young children's access. | s. 20(a): "not less than 1.53m (5 feet)"; s. 1(p): "self-closing and self-latching gate"; s. 21(c)–(d) |
| prohibited materials | Barbed wire, chicken wire, other barbed or sharp materials; electric conductors prohibited. | s. 16: "No barbed wire, chicken wire or other barbed or sharp material"; s. 17: "No pool enclosure shall be used as a conductor of electricity" |
scout note
Requires owners of privately owned swimming pools to erect and maintain a pool enclosure at least 1.53 m (5 feet) high, measured from finished ground level outside the fence; chain-link openings may not pass a 38 mm sphere; gates must be self-closing with a self-latching device at least 1.22 m above ground. An above-ground pool's own vertical walls may form