11.20.2019 Board of Health

The Fall River Board of Health met on November 20, 2019, chaired by Thomas Perry alongside Board member Donna Saurette and agent Tess Curran, with Dr. Sousa absent. The Board opened by approving the minutes from the previous meeting on October 9, 2019. It then heard and approved a tattoo artist permit request from Mark Guilmette, owner of Up in Flames Tattoo at 785 Bedford Street.

Following the permit approval, Marissa Vital, Program Manager at Seven Hills and funded through the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, gave a detailed presentation on youth vaping and e-cigarette trends. She discussed product types such as Juul and Suorin, low pricing tactics, youth appeal through fruit and candy flavorings, health hazards like aerosol toxins and nicotine addiction, and pending state legislation to ban all flavored tobacco products including mint and menthol. The Board also discussed municipal regulatory options such as retail permit caps and proximity restrictions.

In the final portion of the meeting, the Board voted to authorize agent Tess Curran to act as the signatory for burials of unclaimed bodies under Massachusetts General Law. Board members then discussed tentative scheduling for December and January meetings, received a brief update on the recruitment search for an animal inspector/veterinarian position, and adjourned.

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