Every town writes its own rules, and Dorchester County's live in its municipal code — 64 chapters covering day-to-day questions like fences, parking, pets, permits and property upkeep. Below is the full map of what the code covers.
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- Ch C — Charter (101 – 712)
- Ch 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-8)
- Ch 4 — Boundary Lines (§ 4-1 – § 4-2)
- Ch 7 — Circuit Court (§ 7-1 – § 7-7)
- Ch 10 — Commissioners (§ 10-1 – § 10-23)
- Ch 12 — Criminal Law (§ 12-1)
- Ch 14 — Deer Hunting (§ 14-1)
- Ch 17 — Election Districts (§ 17-1 – § 17-18)
- Ch 21 — Fortune-Telling; Palmistry (§ 21-1)
- Ch 25 — Open Air Burning (§ 25-1 – § 25-4)
- Ch 30 — Peddling and Soliciting (§ 30-1 – § 30-4)
- Ch 34 — Records, Burned or Destroyed (§ 34-1 – § 34-2)
- Ch 37 — Recreation and Parks (§ 37-1 – § 37-4)
- Ch 38 — Right to Farm Law (§ 38-1)
- Ch 40 — Roads (§ 40-1 – § 40-21)
- Ch 44 — Sheriff; County Jail (§ 44-1 – § 44-9)
- Ch 47 — Sureties (§ 47-1 – § 47-7)
- Ch 50 — Treasurer (§ 50-1 – § 50-19)
- Ch 56 — Defense of Officers and Employees (§ 56-1 – § 56-9)
- Ch 60 — Agricultural Land Preservation (§ 60-1 – § 60-3)
- Ch 63 — Burial Sites Preservation (§ 63-1 – § 63-8)
- Ch 65 — Building Code (§ 65-1 – § 65-6)
- Ch 68 — Chesapeake Bay Critical Area (§ 68-1 – § 68-31)
- Ch 70 — Nondiscrimination Policy (§ 70-1)
- Ch 75 — Department of Correction (§ 75-1 – § 75-4)
- Ch 78 — Dog Control (§ 78-1 – § 78-12)
- Ch 80 — Economic Development Department (§ 80-1 – § 80-8)
- Ch 82 — Electrical Standards (§ 82-1 – § 82-27)
- Ch 85 — Emergency Telephone Charge (§ 85-1)
- Ch 88 — Ethics (§ 88-1 – § 88-10)
- Ch 91 — Fallout Shelters (§ 91-1 – § 91-4)
- Ch 93 — Fees (§ 93-1 – § 93-2)
- Ch 95 — Financial Disclosure (§ 95-1 – § 95-6)
- Ch 96 — Forest Conservation Standards (§ 96-1 – § 96-8)
- Ch 100 — Grading, Erosion and Sediment Control (§ 100-1 – § 100-14)
- Ch 102 — Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration (§ 102-1 – § 102-3)
- Ch 105 — Human Resources (§ 105-1 – § 105-11)
- Ch 107 — Lien for Money Owed to County (§ 107-1)
- Ch 110 — Minimum Livability Code (§ 110-1 – § 110-35)
- Ch 115 — Noise (§ 115-1 – § 115-8)
- Ch 116 — Nuisance Control (§ 116-1 – § 116-7)
- Ch 118 — Numbering System, Uniform (§ 118-1 – § 118-6)
- Ch 119 — Plumbing (§ 119-1 – § 119-15)
- Ch 120 — Procurement System, Health Department (§ 120-1)
- Ch 121 — Property Maintenance (§ 121-1 – § 121-10)
- Ch 122 — Police Accountability Board and Administrative Charging Committee (§ 122-1 – § 122-8)
- Ch 123 — Property Registration (§ 123-1 – § 123-29)
- Ch 124 — Public Facilities and Services (§ 124-1 – § 124-5)
- Ch 125 — Refuse Collection (§ 125-1 – § 125-12)
- Ch 126 — Right to Work - Seafood Industry (§ 126-1 – § 126-9)
- Ch 127 — Right to Farm (§ 127-1 – § 127-9)
- Ch 129 — Sanitary Landfills (§ 129-1 – § 129-2)
- Ch 131 — Sanitary System Construction (§ 131-1 – § 131-12)
- Ch 132 — School Bus Monitoring Cameras (§ 132-1)
- Ch 133 — Shore Erosion Control Districts (§ 133-1 – § 133-8)
- Ch 134 — Stormwater Management (§ 134-1 – § 134-30)
- Ch 137 — Streets, Roads and Driveways (§ 137-1 – § 137-19)
- Ch 140 — Subdivision Regulations (§ 140-1 – § 140-68)
- Ch 144 — Taxation (§ 144-1 – § 144-70)
- Ch 147 — Violations of Ordinances (§ 147-1 – § 147-7)
- Ch 150 — Wharves, Docks, Marinas, Piers and Harbor Facilities, Public (§ 150-1 – § 150-20)
- Ch 155 — Zoning (§ 155-1 – § 155-71)
- Ch A158 — Acts Not Elsewhere Referred to (§ A158-1)
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)