The management of any organized camp in this municipality covered
by Chapter 140 of the General Laws, as amended, shall annually apply
for a license in writing to the Board of Health. This application
shall state the location and type of camp, the approximate maximum
number of persons by whom it is to be used, the probable duration
of occupancy, the proposed sources of water and milk supply for the
camps and the proposed method of sewage and garbage disposal. If the
camp is used the year round, such application shall be made annually
not later than January 1 or, if used during only a portion of the
year, at least 30 days in advance of the date when the requested license
is desired to take effect.
Every camp shall have available for inspection a plan or sketch
indicating the location of all local sources of water supply and other
sanitary facilities, including all toilets, cesspools and receptacles
for garbage and refuse, and signs shall be posted indicating the location
of such facilities.
Every camp shall have a water supply of safe, sanitary quality
sufficient in quantity for the maximum population using the camp at
any time. Such water supply shall be easily obtainable from its source
or from faucets or bubblers on a pipe distribution system. Dipping
of receptacles into the source of supply shall not be permitted. Common
drinking vessels shall not be provided or permitted.
No camp shall be operated without facilities adequate for the
proper disposal of the sewage and wastewater. There shall be separate
accommodations for each sex, so located as to be easily accessible
to all parts of the camp.
A. Camps so located and equipped that water under suitable pressure
and public sewers are available shall be equipped with flush toilets
and connected with the public sewage system. Camps not so located
shall be provided with facilities adequate for the disposal of the
sewage and wastewater in a sanitary manner.
B. There shall be at least one toilet seat for each 15 campers when
the camp is operating to full capacity, and one urinal of vitreous
material shall also be provided for each 25 men.
C. No privy shall be located within 50 feet of any kitchen, dining room,
mess hall or other place where food is prepared or served.
D. Toilet structures shall be flytight, well lighted and ventilated.
Every camp shall be provided with suitable receptacles with
tight covers for rubbish, and all wastepapers, bottles and tin cans
shall be placed in them. The contents shall be removed at least twice
a week when the camp is in use and burned or otherwise disposed of
in a sanitary manner under proper supervision.
The quality and handling of all foods sold or offered for sale
on the camp premises shall conform to the regulations of the Board
of Health and to the Tercentenary Edition of the General Laws as amended
or as may hereafter be amended.
No bathing place shall be established or used which is subject
to dangerous contamination. Swimming and wading pools and bathing
places shall be operated and maintained in accordance with the recommendations
of the Joint Committee on Bathing Places of the Conference of State
Sanitary Engineers and the American Public Health Association.
Whenever a case of disease dangerous to the public is discovered
or any unusual amount of illness occurs in any camp, the person in
charge shall at once notify the Board of Health. The patient shall
be isolated and not removed from the camp except by order of the Board
of Health.