For purposes of this part, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) 'Pool alarm' means a device which emits a sound of at least fifty decibels (50 dB) when a person or an object weighing fifteen pounds (15 lbs.) or more enters the water in a swimming pool, but shall not include swimming protection alarm devices designed for individual use, such as an alarm attached to a child that sounds when the child exceeds a certain distance or becomes submerged in water;(2) 'Residential dwelling' means a one-family or two-family dwelling structure; and(3) 'Swimming pool' means any structure that is intended for swimming or recreational bathing and contains water over thirty-six inches (36') deep, including, but not limited to, in-ground, aboveground, and on-ground swimming pools, hot tubs and nonportable spas. Acts 2010, ch. 850, § 1.
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