Local Rules and Regulations

Unless otherwise expressly provided in any other title, the legally designated health authority of any city, town, county or other legally constituted governmental unit within the Commonwealth having the usualpowers and duties ofthe board of health may, as it considers necessary to promote and protect the health and well being of the particular locality under its jurisdiction, adopt under its own legal power as exists in the General Laws any rules or regulations containing requirements stricter than those contained in this code. Nor should the existence of this code limit or otherwise affect the power of any health authority with respect to any matter for which this code makes no provision.