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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".03" citation="COMAR 10.17.01.03" title_num="10" subtitle_num="17" chapter_num="01" heading="Previously Constructed Pools and Spas.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Except as provided in §C of this regulation, the owner of a pool or spa that was constructed before February 10, 1997 is exempt from bringing the pool or spa into compliance with:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Regulations .13C, .14A(3), .17C, .18A(3), .22, .24, and .35 of this chapter; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Notwithstanding any exemption set forth at §A(1) of this regulation, the diving area dimensions of Regulation .27B of this chapter if the diving area is in compliance with American National Standard for Public Swimming Pools.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Except for Regulation .28 of this chapter, the owner of a pool or spa that was constructed before February 10, 1997:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Shall maintain the pool or spa, including appurtenant structures and equipment as originally constructed; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>May complete a repair according to Regulation .06P that restores the pool or spa to its original condition before damage or deterioration without the component complying with the requirements of this chapter.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>For a pool or spa that was constructed before February 10, 1997, the exemptions in §A of this regulation do not apply if:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The pool or spa has a condition that jeopardizes the health or safety of the public, in which case the owner shall ensure that the condition is corrected to meet the requirements of this chapter;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>An owner intends to alter the pool or spa, including appurtenant structures and equipment, in which case the owner shall ensure that the alteration complies with the requirements of this chapter; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>A suction outlet is not in compliance with Regulation .28 of this chapter, in which case the owner shall ensure that the suction outlet is altered to meet the requirements of Regulation .28 of this chapter for suction entrapment prevention.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>