§ 1340. Bathing places; sanitary requirements. 1. It shall be
unlawful for any person to maintain, either as owner or lessee, any
bathing establishment of any kind, in this state, for the accommodation
of persons, for pay, or any consideration, at a point less than five
hundred feet from any sewer connection emptying therein, or thereat, so
as to pollute in any way, the waters used by those using or hiring
bathing houses at such bathing establishment.
2. It shall be the duty of the owner, lessee or any other person
maintaining any bathing establishment of any kind:
(a) to provide separate toilet rooms, with water-closets properly
provided with sanitary plumbing, constructed in a manner approved by the
local board of health of the health district wherein the bathing
establishment is located, and in such a way as not to contaminate the
waters used by the bathers; and,
(b) to thoroughly wash and disinfect, or cause to be thoroughly washed
and disinfected, in a manner approved by the said local board of health,
all bathing suits that have been hired or used, before re-hiring or
permitting the use of the same again.