[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Health as indicated. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
- The Charter
- Ch C Charter
- The Code
- Ordinances
- Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 7 Agencies
- Ch 15 Boards, Commissions, Councils, Committees and Authorities
- Ch 18 City Property
- Ch 26 Elective Offices
- Ch 33 Funds
- Ch 58 Officers and Employees
- Ch 69 Personnel
- Ch 72 School Committee
- General Legislation
- Ch 105 Airport
- Ch 109 Alarm Systems
- Ch 113 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 117 Animals
- Ch 124 Boating and Waterways
- Ch 130 Building Construction
- Ch 136 Child Safety Zones
- Ch 143 Cross-Connection Control
- Ch 155 Firearms and Weapons
- Ch 159 Fire Prevention
- Ch 168 Historic Buildings and Districts
- Ch 192 Licenses and Business Regulations
- Ch 201 Noise
- Ch 206 Nuisances
- Ch 210 Parks, Recreation Areas and Public Property
- Ch 215 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 227 Sewers
- Ch 232 Shellfish
- Ch 236 Skateboards and Scooters
- Ch 244 Solid Waste
- Ch 249 Stormwater Management
- Ch 253 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 261 Trees
- Ch 270 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 274 Vehicles for Hire
- Ch 282 Water
- Ch 287 Wetlands Protection
- Ch 300 Zoning
- Planning Board Regulations
- Ch 315 Inclusionary Housing Regulations
- Ch 350 Open Space Residential Design Guidelines
- Ch 375 Subdivision of Land
- Board of Health Regulations
- Ch 400 Board of Health Regulations
- Ch 400 Art I Control of Communicable Diseases
- § 400-1.1 Definitions.
- § 400-1.2 Diseases dangerous to public health.
- § 400-1.3 Physicians to give notice.
- § 400-1.4 Householders to give notice.
- § 400-1.5 Infectious eye diseases (ophthalmia neonatorum).
- § 400-1.6 Period of isolation.
- § 400-1.7 Methods of isolation for certain diseases.
- § 400-1.8 Placards.
- § 400-1.9 Authority to enter place of isolation.
- § 400-1.10 Sanitary requirements for contact with isolated patient.
- § 400-1.11 Utensils and linen used by patient.
- § 400-1.12 Patient discharges.
- § 400-1.13 Quarantine of contacts; children exposed to tuberculosis.
- § 400-1.14 Physicals for attendants at boardinghouses.
- § 400-1.15 School certificates.
- Ch 400 Art II Milk Regulations
- § 400-2.1 Regulations.
- § 400-2.2 Milk and cream regulations.
- § 400-2.3 Milk regulations.
- § 400-2.4 Frozen dessert and ice cream regulations.
- Ch 400 Art III Food Regulations
- § 400-3.1 Maintenance of premises and receptacles used in sales.
- § 400-3.2 Protection from contamination.
- § 400-3.3 Waste disposal.
- § 400-3.4 Sanitary facilities.
- § 400-3.5 Personal hygiene.
- § 400-3.6 Use of living or sleeping rooms for storage prohibited.
- § 400-3.7 Serving utensils.
- § 400-3.8 Bakeries, slaughterhouses, sausage and nonalcoholic beverages.
- § 400-3.9 Toilet facilities.
- § 400-3.10 Preparation of sandwiches.
- § 400-3.11 Mobile fish vending vehicles.
- Ch 400 Art IV Nuisances
- § 400-4.1 Maintenance of buildings and premises.
- § 400-4.2 Maintenance of private ways.
- § 400-4.3 Removal or transportation of solid waste.
- § 400-4.4 Placement of solid waste on public ways prohibited.
- § 400-4.5 Dumps.
- § 400-4.6 Sewage and privy vault contents.
- § 400-4.7 Cesspools, privy vaults and public sewers.
- § 400-4.8 Cows, goats, swine, poultry and other animals.
- § 400-4.9 Offensive trades, occupations and practices.
- § 400-4.10 Ice.
- Ch 400 Art V Camps
- § 400-5.1 Registration and license.
- § 400-5.2 Camp site.
- § 400-5.3 Plan of camp.
- § 400-5.4 Water supply.
- § 400-5.5 Sewage and wastewater disposal.
- § 400-5.6 Disposal of garbage and rubbish.
- § 400-5.7 Food.
- § 400-5.8 Bathing places.
- § 400-5.9 Shower baths.
- § 400-5.10 Living quarters.
- § 400-5.11 Manager or caretaker; responsibility for maintenance of sanitary conditions.
- § 400-5.12 Communicable diseases.
- § 400-5.13 Trailer camps.
- § 400-5.14 Violations and penalties.
- Ch 400 Art VI Housing
- § 400-6.1 Change of occupancy permits.
- Ch 400 Art VII Massage, Sauna and Other Baths
- § 400-7.1 Massage establishments.
- § 400-7.2 Masseuse licenses; fee.
- § 400-7.3 Supervision.
- § 400-7.4 Applicability.
- § 400-7.5 Severability.
- Ch 400 Art VIII Transitory Gatherings
- § 400-8.1 License required.
- § 400-8.2 Midway food concessions.
- § 400-8.3 Refuse storage and disposal.
- § 400-8.4 Potable water supply.
- § 400-8.5 Temporary sanitary facilities.
- § 400-8.6 Expenses; rides and amusements; permit fee; application deadline.
- § 400-8.7 Contingency plan for emergencies.
- Ch 400 Art IX Smoking in Workplaces and Public Places
- § 400-9.1 Purpose.
- § 400-9.2 Authority.
- § 400-9.3 Definitions.
- § 400-9.4 Smoking prohibited.
- § 400-9.5 Enforcement; violations and penalties.
- § 400-9.6 Severability.
- § 400-9.7 Conflict with other laws or regulations.
- § 400-9.8 Effective date.
- Ch 400 Art IXA Sale of Tobacco Products
- § 400-9A.1 Statement of purpose.
- § 400-9A.2 Authority.
- § 400-9A.3 Definitions.
- § 400-9A.4 Tobacco sales to persons under minimum legal sales age prohibited.
- § 400-9A.5 Tobacco product sales permit.
- § 400-9A.6 Cigar sales.
- § 400-9A.7 Sale of flavored tobacco products prohibited.
- § 400-9A.8 Sale of blunt wraps prohibited.
- § 400-9A.9 Free distribution and coupon redemption.
- § 400-9A.10 Out-of-package sales.
- § 400-9A.11 Self-service displays.
- § 400-9A.12 Vending machines.
- § 400-9A.13 Nonresidential roll-your-own machines.
- § 400-9A.14 Sale of tobacco products by health-care institutions prohibited.
- § 400-9A.15 Sale of tobacco products by educational institutions prohibited.
- § 400-9A.16 Compliance with state regulations.
- § 400-9A.17 Violations and penalties.
- § 400-9A.18 Noncriminal disposition of violations.
- § 400-9A.19 Separate violations.
- § 400-9A.20 Enforcement.
- § 400-9A.21 Severability.
- § 400-9A.22 Effective date.
- Ch 400 Art X Sun-Tanning Establishments
- § 400-10.1 Required equipment.
- § 400-10.2 Warning signs.
- § 400-10.3 Goggles.
- § 400-10.4 Contingency plans for emergencies.
- Ch 400 Art XI Noise Control
- § 400-11.1 Purpose.
- § 400-11.2 Legislative authority.
- § 400-11.3 Definitions.
- § 400-11.4 Sound level limits.
- § 400-11.5 Exemptions.
- § 400-11.6 Enforcement; violations and penalties.
- § 400-11.7 Severability.
- § 400-11.8 Effective date.
- Ch 400 Art XII Regulation of Biological Safety
- § 400-12.1 Purpose.
- § 400-12.2 Definitions.
- § 400-12.3 Biosafety committee or professional advisory assistance.
- § 400-12.4 Permit requirements.
- § 400-12.5 Exemptions.
- § 400-12.6 Violations and penalties.
- § 400-12.7 Procedure for requesting and holding hearing.
- § 400-12.8 Appeals.
- § 400-12.9 Confidentiality of information.
- § 400-12.10 Variances.
- Ch 400 Art XIII Fees
- § 400-13.1 Fee schedule.
- § 400-13.2 Administration.
- Ch 400 Art XIV (Reserved)
- Ch 400 Art XV Soil/Solid Fill Regulation
- § 400-15.1 Site assignment required.
- § 400-15.2 Declaration of policy.
- § 400-15.3 Definitions.
- § 400-15.4 Analysis required.
- § 400-15.5 Fees.
- § 400-15.6 Violations and penalties.
- § 400-15.7 Appeals.
- § 400-15.8 Severability.
- § 400-15.9 Liability.
- Ch 400 Art XVI Individual Sewage Disposal Systems
- § 400-16.1 Materials; location; construction.
- § 400-16.2 Specifications.
- § 400-16.3 Percolation tests and groundwater elevation determination.
- § 400-16.4 Location.
- § 400-16.5 Submission of plans and test results.
- § 400-16.6 Licensing of cleaners; fee.
- § 400-16.7 Maintenance.
- § 400-16.8 Nuisances.
- § 400-16.9 Inspection and approval of removal equipment.
- § 400-16.10 Variances.
- § 400-16.11 Severability.
- Ch 400 Art XVII Child-Care Centers
- § 400-17.1 Definition.
- § 400-17.2 Authority.
- § 400-17.3 License required.
- § 400-17.4 Housing and equipment.
- § 400-17.5 Health requirements.
- § 400-17.6 Personnel qualifications; records.
- Ch 400 Art XVIII Control of Atmospheric Pollution
- § 400-18.1 Definitions.
- § 400-18.2 Emissions prohibited.
- § 400-18.3 Open burning.
- § 400-18.4 Incinerators.
- § 400-18.5 Fuels.
- § 400-18.6 Emission of smoke.
- Ch 400 Art XIX Body Art Establishments and Practitioners
- § 400-19.1 Findings and purpose.
- § 400-19.2 Authority.
- § 400-19.3 Definitions.
- § 400-19.4 Exemptions.
- § 400-19.5 Restrictions.
- § 400-19.6 Operation of body art establishments.
- § 400-19.7 Standards of practice.
- § 400-19.8 Exposure incident reports.
- § 400-19.9 Injury and/or complication reports.
- § 400-19.10 Complaints.
- § 400-19.11 Application for body art establishment permit.
- § 400-19.12 Application for body art practitioner permit.
- § 400-19.13 Grounds for suspension, denial, revocation, or refusal to renew permit.
- § 400-19.14 Grounds for suspension of permit.
- § 400-19.15 Procedure for hearings.
- § 400-19.16 Variances.
- § 400-19.17 Severability.
- § 400-19.18 Violations and penalties.
- § 400-19.19 Noncriminal disposition of violations.
- § 400-19.20 When effective.
- Ch 400 Art XX Administration
- § 400-20.1 Employment of consultants.
- § 400-20.2 Consultant fees.
- Miscellaneous Regulations
- Ch 565 Wetlands Protection Regulations
- Appendix
- Ch A600 General Laws and Special Acts
- Derivation Table
- Ch DT Derivation Table
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List