Every town writes its own rules, and Las Cruces's live in its municipal code — 34 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 u1 — LAS CRUCES MUNICIPAL CODErecently amended
- Ch I — CHARTERrecently amended
- Ch 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Ch 2 — ADMINISTRATION
- Ch 3 — ADVERTISING
- Ch 4 — ALARM SYSTEMS AND PRIVATE SECURITY FIRMS
- Ch 5 — ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
- Ch 6 — AMUSEMENTS AND ENTERTAINMENTSrecently amended
- Ch 7 — ANIMALSrecently amended
- Ch 7.5 — AVIATIONrecently amended
- Ch 7.8 — ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
- Ch 8 — ELECTIONS
- Ch 9 — EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
- Ch 10 — RESERVED
- Ch 11 — FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION
- Ch 12 — HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
- Ch 13 — HOUSING
- Ch 14 — HUMAN RIGHTS
- Ch 15 — LABOR-MANAGEMENT RELATIONSrecently amended
- Ch 16 — LICENSES, TAXATION AND MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS REGULATIONSrecently amended
- Ch 17 — MUNICIPAL COURTrecently amended
- Ch 18 — NUISANCESrecently amended
- Ch 19 — OFFENSES AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
- Ch 20 — PARKS AND RECREATION
- Ch 21 — PEDDLERS AND ITINERANT MERCHANTS
- Ch 22 — PERSONNEL
- Ch 23 — POLICE
- Ch 24 — PROCUREMENT CODE
- Ch 25 — SOLID WASTE
- Ch 26 — STREETS AND SIDEWALKS
- Ch 27 — TRAFFIC
- Ch 28 — UTILITIES
- Ch 29 — WRECKERS AND TOWING SERVICES
- Ch A — TABLE OF FRANCHISES