Board of Health approves prior minutes, discusses intoxicating products regulations.
Board of Health · Meeting of April 1, 2026
Franklin Board of Health approves back meeting minutes, refines intoxicating products regulations. Chair Kim Mu-Chow and members Jeff Harris and Diane Daddario unanimously approved March 4 and March 18 meeting minutes. The board recommended escalating civil penalties for novel intoxicating products violations to $300, $500, $750, and $1,000 for first through fourth offenses, and expanding regulated substances to include Delta 8, Zombie bath salts, K2, spice, psychedelic mushroom candy, and Nitrous oxide canister.
Director Cathleen Liberty reported a Department of Environmental Protection advisory recommending against consumption of fish from Chilson Beach due to PFAS contamination.
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Source: the Board of Health meeting of April 1, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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