Local Regulations & Massachusetts State Codes

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City Of Salem Regulations:

1. Communicable Diseases
   1. Private Well Water
2. Burial of Death
3. Exposure and Sale of Food
   1. Eating and drinking establishments
4. Production sales and care of milk
5. Swine Cattle and Fowl
6. Min. Standards of Fitness for Human Habitation / Dwelling Houses
   1. Fitness for Human Habitation
7. Solid Waste / Trash Regulation
8. Ash rubbish dry waste dumps
9. Transporting of Offensive Substance
10. Control of Atmospheric Pollution
11. Body Massage & Vapor Baths
12. Quarantine of Vessels
    1. Vessels lying at docks
13. Rescinded
14. Recreation Camps
15. Publications
16. Publications
17. Publications
18. X-Ray For certain personal
19. Title 5 - Septic
20. Public Toilet Facilities
21. Tanning
22. Workplace Smoking Ban
23. Exterior Paint Removal and Abrasive Blasting
    1. Exterior Paint Removal Regulation 23 - Summary
24. Tobacco Sales and Purchasing
    1. Flavor restriction list (please note liquid nicotine is excluded from Salem's Tobacco regulation #24 update as long as it's being sold in a shop that is 21+)
25. Purchasing of Tobacco through machines
26. Food Management Certification
27. Body Art
28. Possession of Tobacco Products on School Property
29. Hotels, Motels, Overnight Cabins & Manufactured Housing Communities
30. Urban Agriculture
31. Grease Management Program
32. Concerning Deceptive Advertising Practices of Limited Services Pregnancy Centers

• Trash / Recycle Information
• Mobile Food Requirements
• Bake Sale Guidelines
• Temporary Food Requirements

State Codes & Services:

• Recreational Camps
• Landlord & Tenant Rights & Responsibilities
• Food Code
  • Shared Kitchen Guidelines
• Housing Assistance Programs
• MA Food Safety Education Website
• Housing/State Sanitary Code
• Pool
• Lead Paint Law
• Tobacco Control Law
• Indoor Skating Rinks
• TB Clinic Information

updated 1/26/23