[HISTORY: Adopted by the Annual Town Meeting of the Town of Stoughton 5-1-2006, Art. 23, approved 9-5-2006. Amendments noted where applicable.]
A. 
Locations where required.
(1) 
Every health club operating in the Town of Stoughton shall have at least one AED/defibrillator on the premises. This defibrillator will at all times be deployed in a manner that best promotes the availability of and access to the defibrillator by the staff, health club members, guests and licensees. The defibrillator will be mounted in a case connected to the alarm of the business. At least one employee of the health club, trained in the use of an automated external defibrillator and CPR, must be on duty during normal business hours.
(2) 
Every restaurant with a seating capacity greater than 225 seats operating in the Town of Stoughton shall have at least one AED/defibrillation device on the premises. This defibrillator will at all times be deployed in a manner that best promotes the availability of and access to the defibrillator by the restaurant staff and/or patrons/PAD Program. The defibrillator will be mounted in a case connected to the alarm of the business. At least two employees of the restaurant, trained in the use of an automated external defibrillator and CPR, must be on duty during normal business hours.
(3) 
Every food market with an area greater than 29,000 square feet operating in the Town of Stoughton shall have at least one defibrillation device on the premises. This defibrillator will at all times be deployed in a manner that best promotes the availability of and access to the defibrillator by the food market employees and/or patrons/PAD Program. The defibrillator will be mounted in a case connected to the alarm of the business. At least two employees of the food market, trained in the use of an automated external defibrillator and CPR, must be on duty during normal business hours.
B. 
All AED devices, as described above, must be compatible to the Stoughton Fire Department equipment.
C. 
The provisions of this bylaw shall be enforced by the Fire Chief and/or his designee.
[Added 5-7-2007 ATM, Art. 70]
Should any business that comes under this bylaw that has purchased or installed a defibrillator prior to June 1, 2006, or within 90 days prior to the date that this bylaw takes effect will be allowed to continue using that defibrillator for a period of up to five years from the date of installation. This exemption does not grant relief from the requirement to connect the defibrillator box to the alarm system as prescribed within this bylaw.
This bylaw will take effect January 1, 2008. Failure to comply with this bylaw may be used by the local licensing authority to revoke or withhold whatever applicable licenses or permits may be issued to said noncomplying business.
As used in this section, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
ALARM
The AED box will be connected to the Burglar Alarm Company and that has a zone for Fire Department notification. In case there is no burglar alarm, then it would be connected to a fire alarm as required by the Stoughton Fire Department.
FOOD MARKET
Is a place of business that sells food for human consumption (i.e., BJ's, Stop & Shop, Shaws, etc.)
PADS PROGRAM (AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION)
Public access to defibrillation (PAD) means making AED (automatic external defibrillator) available in public and/or private places where large numbers of people gather.