37.98.1822    EXPEDITION: PARTICIPANT CLOTHING, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES

(1) Each expedition participant must have appropriate clothing, equipment and supplies for the types of activities and for the weather conditions likely to be encountered.

(2) Clothing, equipment and supplies must include at a minimum:

(a) sunscreen, which must be worn during all seasons;

(b) insect repellent if appropriate for the environmental conditions generally expected for the area and season;

(c) a commercial backpack or the materials to construct a safe backpack or bedroll;

(d) personal hygiene items necessary for cleansing;

(e) appropriate feminine hygiene supplies;

(f) wool blankets or an appropriate sleeping bag and a tarp or poncho for when the average nighttime temperature is expected to be 40� F or higher;

(g) shelter from precipitation, appropriate sleeping bag and ground pad when the average nighttime temperature is expected to be 39� F or lower;

(h) clothing appropriate for the temperature changes generally expected for the area; and

(i) a clean change of clothing at least once a week or an opportunity for the participant to wash their clothing at least once a week.

(3) A program may not remove, deny or make unavailable for any reason the appropriate clothing, equipment or supplies.

(4) Field staff shall be responsible for maintaining the safety and well being of youth and shall monitor each youth to make sure that clothing, equipment and supplies are maintained in a manner adequate to ensure the youth's safety.

(5) The field director shall develop a list of items that each youth will be in possession of during the wilderness excursion. Policy shall be in place that ensures only those items are transported into the wilderness.

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History: 50-5-220, MCA; IMP, 50-5-220, MCA; NEW, 2004 MAR p. 1960, Eff. 8/6/04.