Every town writes its own rules, and Talbot County's live in its municipal code — 55 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 (Section 101 – Section 909)
- Ch 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-16)
- Ch 5 — Agricultural Land Preservation (§ 5-1 – § 5-8)
- Ch 8 — Airport (§ 8-1 – § 8-7)
- Ch 10 — Alarms (§ 10-1 – § 10-6)
- Ch 11 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 11-1 – § 11-20)
- Ch 15 — Animals (§ 15-1 – § 15-17)
- Ch 20 — Board of Appeals (§ 20-1 – § 20-22)
- Ch 24 — Boards, Committees and Commissions (§ 24-1 – § 24-22)
- Ch 28 — Building Construction (§ 28-1 – § 28-5)
- Ch 34 — Cable Television and Communications Systems (§ 34-1 – § 34-43)
- Ch 35 — Community Reinvestment and Repair Special Revenue Fund (§ 35-1 – § 35-10)
- Ch 39 — Comprehensive Plan
- Ch 42 — Correction, Department of (§ 42-1 – § 42-4)
- Ch 46 — Court (§ 46-1 – § 46-2)
- Ch 50 — Development Rights and Responsibilities Agreements (§ 50-1 – § 50-11)
- Ch 53 — Election Districts (§ 53-1)
- Ch 56 — Electrical Standards (§ 56-1 – § 56-21)
- Ch 58 — Enforcement of Code (§ 58-1 – § 58-12)
- Ch 60 — Ethics Provisions (§ 60-1 – § 60-17)
- Ch 64 — Fees (§ 64-1 – § 64-30)
- Ch 70 — Floodplain Management (§ 70-1 – § 70-50)
- Ch 73 — Forest Conservation (§ 73-1 – § 73-19)
- Ch 76 — Golf Board (§ 76-1 – § 76-5)
- Ch 88 — Minimum Livability Code (§ 88-1 – § 88-21)
- Ch 91 — Mobile/Manufactured Home Rental Communities (§ 91-1 – § 91-10)
- Ch 92 — Noise (§ 92-1 – § 92-10)
- Ch 94 — Notice of Claims (§ 94-1 – § 94-6)
- Ch 97 — Officers and Employees (§ 97-1 – § 97-24)
- Ch 102 — Parks and Recreation (§ 102-1 – § 102-12)
- Ch 107 — Peddling (§ 107-1 – § 107-9)
- Ch 112 — Plumbing Standards (§ 112-1 – § 112-12)
- Ch 117 — Property Maintenance (§ 117-1 – § 117-12)
- Ch 119 — Public Health (§ 119-1 – § 119-10)
- Ch 121 — Public Landings (§ 121-1 – § 121-14)
- Ch 128 — Right to Farm (§ 128-1 – § 128-6)
- Ch 131 — Road Naming and Property Numbering (§ 131-1 – § 131-8)
- Ch 134 — Roads and Bridges (§ 134-1 – § 134-20)
- Ch 136 — Salaries (§ 136-1 – § 136-3)
- Ch 138 — Sanitary District (§ 138-1 – § 138-3)
- Ch 139 — Sanitary Sewer Construction Districts (§ 139-1 – § 139-2)
- Ch 141 — School Transportation (§ 141-1 – § 141-2)
- Ch 145 — Septage Management (§ 145-1 – § 145-12)
- Ch 146 — Septic Systems (§ 146-1 – § 146-6)
- Ch 148 — Sewer System (§ 148-1 – § 148-24)
- Ch 152 — Shared Sanitary Facilities (§ 152-1 – § 152-16)
- Ch 155 — Sheriff (§ 155-1 – § 155-6)
- Ch 159 — Smoking and Tobacco Products (§ 159-1 – § 159-15)
- Ch 164 — Stormwater Management (§ 164-1.1 – § 164-9.3)
- Ch 166 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 166-1 – § 166-3)
- Ch 172 — Taxation and Economic Incentives (§ 172-1 – § 172-44)
- Ch 174 — Taxicabs (§ 174-1)
- Ch 182 — Volunteer Emergency Services Longevity Award Program (§ 182-0 – § 182-9)
- Ch 190 — Zoning, Subdivision and Land Development (§ 190-1 – § 190-78)
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)