Documents, Forms and Regulations

These materials are posted for the convenience of the public. By-laws, rules and regulations are subject to change, so interested parties are advised to consult the official versions of Town documents that are kept in the Town Clerk's Office and in the offices of the Town's boards and committees.

Complaints: click here for the Topsfield Board of Health Complaint Intake form. Submit to health@topsfield-ma.gov or mail to the Board of Health, 8 West  Common Street, Topsfield, MA 01983

FY24 Meeting Dates

Board of Health Fee Schedule

• Fee Schedule

Camp

• Application to Conduct a Recreational Camp for Children (pdf file)

• 105 CMR 430.00: Minimum standards for recreational camps for children (State sanitary code, chapter IV)

Food

• Massachusetts Food Protection Program Website/Food Allergy Training
• Application for Annual Food Permit (pdf file new or renewal)
• Application for Temporary Food Permit (pdf file)
• Caterer Notification Form
• Application for Pasteurization of Milk License (pdf file)
• Criteria for Requesting a Food Permit Fee Waiver (pdf file)

Tanning

• Application to Operate a Tanning Facility

Tobacco

• Application to Sell Tobacco Products (pdf file new or renewal)

Housing

• Tenants - Remedies for Housing Code Violations (pdf file)

Septic

Please note that as of January, 2024, the Health Director will no longer accept photos for a Distribution Box Replacement. An inspection will now be required for Distribution Box replacements, and a Certificate of Compliance must be submitted upon completion.

• 2024 Licensed Septic Installer List
• 2024 Licensed Septic Hauler List
• Application for Disposal System Construction Permit (pdf file)
• Septic Installer Application (pdf file for new or renewal)
• Septic Hauler Application (pdf file for new or renewal)
• Trench Permit Required for Soil Testing and Septic Repair/Installation Click here for trench permit information.
• Application for Percolation and Deep Hole Testing (pdf file)
• NOTE: All percolation and deep hole testing will be scheduled, weather dependent, and witnessed by a Topsfield Health Agent. Prior to scheduling percolation and deep hole testing, a signoff by the Topsfield Conservation Commission Administrator for review of jurisdictional areas. A trench permit is required for Percolation and Deep Hole Testing as well as any septic work.
• Certificate of Compliance for Disposal System Construction Permit (pdf file)
• Link to location of list of Mass. Licensed Title V Inspectors
• R:1-2 Supplemental Regulations to 310 CMR, 15.00, Title 5 of the State Environmental Code (Voted by Topsfield Board of Health March 16, 2022)
• MA DEP Septic Systems/Title 5 Link (MA DEP website)
• Title 5 Bedroom Definition
• MA Title 5 Bedroom Count Deed Restriction Form
• Septic System Upgrade Procedure
• Topsfield System Pumping Record t5form4 for Haulers (pdf file)
• MA Income Tax Credit Information for Failed Cesspool/Septic System
• MA Income Tax Form Schedule SC for Septic Credit for Replacing or Repairing a Failed Cesspool or Septic System

General

• National Grid Application to Protect Age 65 and over with Medical Condition from gas/electric shut-off

Well

• Well Permit Application

Rules and Regulations

• R:1-1 Rules and Regulations Relative to the Installation and Maintenance of Private Well Water Supply
• R:1-2 Supplemental Regulations to 310 CMR, 15.00, Title 5 of the State Environmental Code (Voted by Topsfield Board of Health March 16, 2022)
• R:1-4 Independent Trash Hauler Regulations
• R:1-6 Regulations Restricting Youth Access to Tobacco (Voted by Topsfield Board of Health February 28, 2019)
• R:1-7 Rules and Regulatons for Body Art Establishments and Practitioners
• R:1-8 Floor Drain Regulation
• R:1-9 Manure Regulation
• R:1-10 Consultant Services

Beavers

• Guidance for Living with Beavers in Topsfield