Massachusetts · Pools and spas

The public pool and spa rules in force in Massachusetts now.

105 CMR 435.000 State Sanitary Code Chapter V, Minimum Standards for Swimming Pools (DPH, under MGL c.111 s.127A); mass.gov lists effective date Jul 9, 2004. Enforced by Local boards of health permit and inspect; Massachusetts Department of Public Health writes the rule. Verified on the primary source, re-checked weekly.

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Pools and spas in Massachusetts

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105 CMR 435.000 State Sanitary Code Chapter V, Minimum Standards for Swimming Pools (DPH, under MGL c.111 s.127A); mass.gov lists effective date Jul 9, 2004

Covers public, semi-public (hotel, motel, condominium, apartment house, club) and special-purpose pools including spas, hot tubs and whirlpools; local boards of health enforce through permits and inspections. No later amendment found.

Source: primary document

Who enforces it

Local boards of health permit and inspect; Massachusetts Department of Public Health writes the rule

Statewide layer. County and city amendments sit on top; the building view resolves them from your ZIP.

What changes next

In force

In force; no proposed 105 CMR 435 amendment found (DPH proposed-amendments page returned 404; none on the Secretary of State hearing-notice list)

The federal layer

The federal Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act (drain covers and anti-entrapment) applies to every public pool alongside the state rule below.

Questions about the public pool and spa rules in Massachusetts

Which public pool rules apply in Massachusetts today?

105 CMR 435.000 State Sanitary Code Chapter V, Minimum Standards for Swimming Pools (DPH, under MGL c.111 s.127A); mass.gov lists effective date Jul 9, 2004. Covers public, semi-public (hotel, motel, condominium, apartment house, club) and special-purpose pools including spas, hot tubs and whirlpools; local boards of health enforce through permits and inspections. No later amendment found.

Who enforces the public pool and spa rules in Massachusetts?

Local boards of health permit and inspect; Massachusetts Department of Public Health writes the rule.

What changes next for the public pool and spa rules in Massachusetts?

Nothing is scheduled. The rule above stays in force until the state adopts a newer edition or amends the program; AHJ Radar re-checks the source weekly.

Other areas in Massachusetts

Everything in force in Massachusetts

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