Acting under the authority of MGL c. 111, § 31, the
Sterling Board of Health has adopted the following stable regulations
to become effective 1-1-1991 thereby amending regulations originally
adopted 6-1-1982.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
ANIMALS
Horses, ponies, mules, horses one year or older.
CORRAL
An enclosure for horses.
PADDOCK
A small enclosed field near a stable.
PRIVATE STABLE
A stable in which the horses are used by their individual
owners.
PUBLIC STABLE
A stable to which the public has access for riding horses,
riding lessons, viewing equestrian events, etc.
All building construction shall be in conformance with local
building and fire prevention bylaws.
Surface water runoff from stables and paddocks shall not constitute
a nuisance or health menace.
Public stables shall be provided with two or more toilet rooms,
including hand-washing facilities, for male and female employees and
customers, and shall include a sanitary sewage disposal system approved
by the Board of Health.
Stables shall not be used for human habitation.
A drinking water facility shall be provided for the animals.
Public stables shall be provided with a sufficient number of hose
bib outlets for regular washing down of the stable.
All grain feeds shall be stored in a manner protecting it from
access by rodents.
Whenever necessary, openings to the outside air shall be screened,
and approved insecticides shall be applied to walls, ceilings, and
the exterior of stable buildings.
Manure shall be stored in such a manner and location that there
can be no drainage or runoff into any pond, waterway, or drainage
easement. No more than one cord (four feet by four feet by eight feet)
of manure shall be accumulated at any stable if such accumulation
results in a public health problem or a public nuisance. Public stables
shall store manure in watertight pits unless it is removed daily,
and shall remove it once every 10 days from April 1 to November 1.
All animals shall be kept in a building or enclosure of adequate
size and shall not be permitted to be at large.
Stables shall hold a yearly license from the Board of Health
(MGL c. 111, § 155) at an annual fee established by the Board
of Health and issued following an inspection and approval of the facilities
by the Board of Health.
Following notice of violation of any of the preceding regulations
and a reasonable time for correction, the owner or agent responsible
for such violation may be subject to a fine of $50 per day for each
day that said violation exists (MGL c. 111, § 157) and to
revocation of his license.
If any section or sentence, clause or phrase hereof shall be
held invalid for any reason, the remainder of that section and all
other sections shall continue in force.