Every town writes its own rules, and Bethel's live in its municipal code — 45 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 9 — Appearance Tickets (§ 9-1 – § 9-3)
- Ch 15 — Assessor (§ 15-1 – § 15-5)
- Ch 24 — Defense and Indemnification (§ 24-1 – § 24-14)
- Ch 30 — Ethics, Code of (§ 30-1 – § 30-5)
- Ch 38 — Investment Policy (§ 38-1 – § 38-3)
- Ch 48 — Planning Board (§ 48-1 – § 48-11)
- Ch 62 — Records (§ 62-1 – § 62-16)
- Ch 70 — Salaries and Compensation
- Ch 80 — Alarms (§ 80-1 – § 80-10)
- Ch 83 — Animal Control (§ 83-1 – § 83-25)
- Ch 90 — Assemblies, Mass Public (§ 90-1 – § 90-10)
- Ch 97 — Bingo (§ 97-1 – § 97-2)
- Ch 104 — Boating and Watercraft (§ 104-1 – § 104-8)
- Ch 113 — Buildings, Unsafe (§ 113-1 – § 113-12)
- Ch 120 — Campgrounds and Recreational Vehicle Parks (§ 120-1 – § 120-14)
- Ch 135 — Construction Codes, Uniform (§ 135-1 – § 135-18)
- Ch 151 — Electrical Inspections (§ 151-1 – § 151-4)
- Ch 160 — Farming (§ 160-1 – § 160-5)
- Ch 167 — Fees (§ 167-1 – § 167-2)
- Ch 178 — Flood Damage Prevention (§ 178-1 – § 178-24)
- Ch 186 — Games of Chance (§ 186-1 – § 186-23)
- Ch 214 — Mobile Home Parks (§ 214-1 – § 214-17)
- Ch 220 — Noise (§ 220-1 – § 220-8)
- Ch 231 — Parking (§ 231-1 – § 231-7)
- Ch 238 — Peddling and Soliciting (§ 238-1 – § 238-12)
- Ch 249 — Racetracks (§ 249-1 – § 249-8)
- Ch 251 — Road Use and Preservation (§ 251-1 – § 251-17)
- Ch 253 — Seismic Surveys (§ 253-1 – § 253-6)
- Ch 257 — Sewers (§ 257-1 – § 257-64)
- Ch 265 — Slaughterhouses (§ 265-1 – § 265-11)
- Ch 272 — Snowmobiles and All-Terrain Vehicles (§ 272-1 – § 272-6)
- Ch 279 — Solid Waste (§ 279-1 – § 279-16)
- Ch 287 — Street Naming and Building Numbering (§ 287-1 – § 287-6)
- Ch 294 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 294-1 – § 294-19)
- Ch 300 — Subdivision of Land (§ 300-1 – § 300-27)
- Ch 310 — Taxation (§ 310-1 – § 310-49)
- Ch 316 — Taxicabs (§ 316-1 – § 316-12)
- Ch 325 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 325-1 – § 325-5)
- Ch 338 — Wells (§ 338-1 – § 338-7)
- Ch 345 — Zoning (§ 345-1 – § 345-69)
- Ch A350 — Street Specifications (§ A350-1 – § A350-23)
- Ch A351 — Fees (§ A351-1)
- Ch DT — Derivation Table
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)