(A) All outdoor swimming pools existing and hereafter constructed shall be completely enclosed by a security fence or wall at least four but not more than six feet high and located at least four feet from the edge of the pool. The bottom of the fence or wall shall be no higher than four inches above the surface of the ground. Fence openings or points of entry to the pool area shall be equipped with self-closing and self-latching lockable gates.
(B) The security fence or wall shall be of the non-climbing type so as to be impenetrable by toddlers and afford no external handholds or footholds. Each entry shall be equipped with a locking mechanism inaccessible to small children.
(C) This subchapter does not apply to above-ground outdoor swimming pools having at least four- foot high vertical or outward inclined side walls, provided that the pool has a self-closing and self-latching lockable gate or sole access is by means of a removable ladder, ramp or stairs, which must be removed when the pool is not in use.
(D) All existing outdoor swimming pools shall comply with this subchapter by January 1, 1996.
(1989 Code, § 4.21, Subd. 4) Penalty, see § 150.99