Every town writes its own rules, and Bethlehem'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 – § 1-15)
- Ch 5 — Appearance Tickets (§ 5-1 – § 5-3)
- Ch 11 — Defense of Town Employees (§ 11-1 – § 11-8)
- Ch 13 — Board of Ambulance and EMS Commissioners (§ 13-1 – § 13-7)
- Ch 16 — Ethics, Code of (§ 16-1 – § 16-10)
- Ch 22 — Planning Board (§ 22-1 – § 22-5)
- Ch 24 — Police Department (§ 24-1 – § 24-3)
- Ch 25 — Procurement Policy (§ 25-1 – § 25-3)
- Ch 26 — Public Works, Department of (§ 26-1 – § 26-12)
- Ch 28 — Recycling and Composting, Department of (§ 28-1 – § 28-7)
- Ch 29 — Residency Requirements (§ 29-1 – § 29-7)
- Ch 33 — Terms of Office (§ 33-1 – § 33-5)
- Ch 35 — Alarm Systems (§ 35-1 – § 35-10)
- Ch 37 — Amusements, Licensed (§ 37-1 – § 37-5)
- Ch 46 — Bicycles (§ 46-1 – § 46-12)
- Ch 49 — Bingo and Games of Chance (§ 49-1 – § 49-5)
- Ch 53 — Building Construction and Fire Prevention Administration (§ 53-1 – § 53-17)
- Ch 56 — Buildings, Unsafe (§ 56-1 – § 56-11)
- Ch 57 — Cannabis (§ 57-1 – § 57-6)
- Ch 58 — Community Choice Aggregation Program (§ 58-1 – § 58-12)
- Ch 61 — Dogs (§ 61-1 – § 61-10)
- Ch 66 — Firearms (§ 66-1 – § 66-4)
- Ch 69 — Flood Damage Prevention (§ 69-1 – § 69-16)
- Ch 72 — Freshwater Wetlands (§ 72-1 – § 72-8)
- Ch 76 — Garbage, Rubbish and Refuse (§ 76-1 – § 76-11)
- Ch 79 — Hunting (§ 79-1 – § 79-5)
- Ch 80 — Local Waterfront Revitalization Program (§ 80-1 – § 80-8)
- Ch 81 — Noise Abatement and Containment (§ 81-1 – § 81-13)
- Ch 82 — Off-Highway Motorcycles (§ 82-1 – § 82-4)
- Ch 86 — Peddling and Soliciting (§ 86-1 – § 86-10)
- Ch 87 — Pesticides (§ 87-1 – § 87-10)
- Ch 88 — Records (§ 88-1 – § 88-10)
- Ch 91 — Sewers (§ 91-1 – § 91-92)
- Ch 94 — Snowmobiles (§ 94-1 – § 94-8)
- Ch 97 — Solid Waste (§ 97-1 – § 97-41)
- Ch 98 — Stormwater Management (§ 98-1 – § 98-34)
- Ch 100 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 100-1 – § 100-42)
- Ch 103 — Subdivision Regulations (§ 103-1 – § 103-43)
- Ch 111 — Taxation (§ 111-1 – § 111-37)
- Ch 114 — Tobacco and Vapor Product Sales (§ 114-1 – § 114-15)
- Ch 115 — Trailers and Trailer Camps (§ 115-1 – § 115-16)
- Ch 119 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 119-1 – § 119-45)
- Ch 124 — Water (§ 124-1 – § 124-31)
- Ch 128 — Zoning (§ 128-1 – § 128-102)
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)