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POOL RULES & REGULATIONS

GENERAL REGULATIONS 1 . No member is allowed admission until their dues , fees , or fines are paid or they are currently on a payment plan .
2 . To use pool facilities , members must present membership cards to pool staff at entrance ; no exceptions . Member cards are to be scanned at the guard office and immediately returned to the member during daily visits . Upon entry with member , guests are required to wear a wrist ID bracelet distributed for admission ( see guest entry fee under Guest Admission Policy ).
3 . Members may be denied admittance when pool facility is at capacity .
4 . Lost or stolen membership cards can be replaced at the LLA Office at a cost of $ 10.00 per card .
5 . Members and guests use recreational facilities at their own risk . LLA is not responsible for loss , theft , or damage to personal property or for articles left in automobiles or on pool grounds . Members and guests are responsible for their own willful or malicious damage to facility .
6 . Violation of the rules constitutes suspension of privileges . Pool management has the authority to suspend pool privileges . Lifeguards and pool managers are the authority in all matters pertaining to the safety , operations , and management of the pool . Pool lifeguard or pool manager can require a resident and / or guest to leave the pool area due to a violation of rules and can ban further admittance pending a report to the LLA management within forty-eight ( 48 ) hours of the violation .
7 . Members and guests are not permitted to smoke , vape or drink alcohol in the pool / cabana areas or inside / outside of the fence , as required by Maryland law .
8 . Any person who climbs a pool fence to gain admittance to the pool will be deemed trespassing and dealt with accordingly .
9 . Complaints are to be made to pool manager , who is responsible to LLA management .
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10 . Pool hours may occasionally be restricted from general use in order to permit special events as authorized by the LLA .
11 . Bicycles may not park directly in front of pool entrance . 12 . Pets are prohibited . 13 . Members may use the pool pay phone only .
14 . As a general rule , swim lessons and team practices are scheduled to have minimal conflict with general usage .
POOL SAFETY REGULATIONS 1 . No one will be allowed in the swimming pool area unless the pool is officially open and a lifeguard is on duty . Entering the pool premises when it is not open for public use is considered trespassing and is punishable by fines , imprisonment , or both .
2 . Children under the age of 12 must be accompanied by a parent or responsible person 16 years old or older . In addition , children under 7 years old must be accompanied by a parent or responsible person , in a swim suit at all times including in the water , on the deck , and in the restroom . While in the water , the parent or responsible person must remain within arms reach of the child . Any child who cannot swim the length of the pool or requires a flotation device ( acceptable list follows ) must be under close and constant supervision by parent or responsible person in order to assure the child ’ s safety .
3 . Acceptable flotation devices in the big pool are as follows : Coast Guard approved life-jackets , PDFs , some swim suit attached floats and noodles ( only when parent or persons listed above are within arms reach of child ). Pool manager reserves the right to allow or disallow devices based on child ’ s ability to swim or control their buoyancy , the size of the object , and the number of bathers in the pool at the time . Wading / Baby Pool : small toys , balls , small inflatable devices , at the pool manager ’ s discretion .
4 . Residents may have up to 6 guest per household .