Every town writes its own rules, and Berne's live in its municipal code — 37 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 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-13)
- Ch 3 — Alternate Board Members (§ 3-1 – § 3-7)
- Ch 5 — Ambulance District (§ 5-1 – § 5-3)
- Ch 9 — Assessor (§ 9-1 – § 9-5)
- Ch 16 — Conservation Board (§ 16-1 – § 16-9)
- Ch 22 — Emergency Preparedness Plan (§ 22-1 – § 22-4)
- Ch 33 — Investment Policy (§ 33-1 – § 33-7)
- Ch 44 — Officers and Employees (§ 44-1 – § 44-8)
- Ch 50 — Procurement Policy (§ 50-1 – § 50-7)
- Ch 56 — Seal (§ 56-1)
- Ch 59 — Recreation and Parks Advisory Board (§ 59-1 – § 59-10)
- Ch 68 — Youth Council (§ 68-1 – § 68-9)
- Ch 75 — Animals (§ 75-1 – § 75-20)
- Ch 79 — Assemblies, Mass Public (§ 79-1 – § 79-8)
- Ch 83 — Bingo (§ 83-1 – § 83-15)
- Ch 87 — Building Code Administration (§ 87-1 – § 87-17)
- Ch 91 — Buildings, Unsafe (§ 91-1 – § 91-7)
- Ch 98 — Drug-Free Zones (§ 98-1)
- Ch 102 — Environmental Quality Review (§ 102-1 – § 102-10)
- Ch 109 — Flood Damage Prevention (§ 109-1 – § 109-20)
- Ch 114 — Freshwater Wetlands (§ 114-1 – § 114-2)
- Ch 131 — Notification of Defects (§ 131-1 – § 131-5)
- Ch 135 — Parks and Recreation (§ 135-1 – § 135-17)
- Ch 138 — Peddling and Soliciting (§ 138-1 – § 138-13)
- Ch 147 — Records (§ 147-1 – § 147-11)
- Ch 153 — Sewers (§ 153-1 – § 153-120)
- Ch 157 — Solar Energy (§ 157-1 – § 157-33)
- Ch 158 — Small-Scale Battery Energy Storage Systems (§ 158-1 – § 158-12)
- Ch 159 — Snowmobiles (§ 159-1 – § 159-11)
- Ch 164 — Solid Waste (§ 164-1 – § 164-25)
- Ch 170 — Subdivision of Land (§ 170-1 – § 170-26)
- Ch 171 — Property Line Adjustment (§ 171-1 – § 171-11)
- Ch 175 — Taxation (§ 175-1 – § 175-41)
- Ch 183 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 183-1 – § 183-4)
- Ch 187 — Wind Energy Facilities (§ 187-1 – § 187-33)
- Ch 190 — Zoning (§ 190-1 – § 190-77)
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)