Every town writes its own rules, and Dartmouth'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 1-1 – Section 7-4)
- Ch 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-3)
- Ch 6 — Affordable Housing Trust Fund (§ 6-1)
- Ch 9 — Aging, Council on (§ 9-1 – § 9-5)
- Ch 12 — Agricultural Commission (§ 12-1)
- Ch 18 — Capital Planning Committee (§ 18-1 – § 18-5)
- Ch 22 — Community Preservation Committee (§ 22-1 – § 22-4)
- Ch 25 — Conservation Commission (§ 25-1 – § 25-2)
- Ch 34 — Finance Committee (§ 34-1 – § 34-4)
- Ch 37 — Financial Procedures (§ 37-1 – § 37-6)
- Ch 44 — Historic District Commission (§ 44-1 – § 44-3)
- Ch 60 — Noncriminal Disposition (§ 60-1 – § 60-20)
- Ch 65 — Officers and Employees (§ 65-1 – § 65-14)
- Ch 76 — Residency Requirements (§ 76-1)
- Ch 82 — Select Board (§ 82-1 – § 82-3)
- Ch 87 — Soil Conservation Board (§ 87-1 – § 87-6)
- Ch 95 — Town Meeting (§ 95-1 – § 95-8)
- Ch 104 — Waterways Management Department (§ 104-1 – § 104-5)
- Ch 109 — Wire Department (§ 109-1 – § 109-2)
- Ch 122 — Alarms (§ 122-1 – § 122-5)
- Ch 125 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 125-1 – § 125-6)
- Ch 129 — Amusements and Entertainment (§ 129-1 – § 129-2)
- Ch 134 — Animals (§ 134-1 – § 134-25)
- Ch 146 — Boating and Waterways (§ 146-1 – § 146-8)
- Ch 153 — Buildings, Moving of (§ 153-1 – § 153-4)
- Ch 156 — Buildings, Numbering of (§ 156-1 – § 156-4)
- Ch 162 — Business Hours (§ 162-1 – § 162-3)
- Ch 177 — Drugs and Drug Paraphernalia (§ 177-1 – § 177-2)
- Ch 184 — Earth and Soil Removal (§ 184-1 – § 184-12)
- Ch 192 — Farming (§ 192-1 – § 192-5)
- Ch 196 — Fees and Charges (§ 196-1 – § 196-6)
- Ch 209 — Historic Preservation (§ 209-1 – § 209-23)
- Ch 220 — Junk, Old Metals and Secondhand Articles (§ 220-1 – § 220-12)
- Ch 221 — Donation Bins (§ 221-1 – § 221-6)
- Ch 231 — Licenses and Permits (§ 231-1 – § 231-9)
- Ch 250 — Noise (§ 250-1 – § 250-8)
- Ch 259 — Paintball Guns (§ 259-1 – § 259-4)
- Ch 265 — Parks and Recreation (§ 265-1)
- Ch 271 — Peace and Good Order (§ 271-1 – § 271-2)
- Ch 276 — Plastic Bags (§ 276-1 – § 276-6)
- Ch 298 — Signs and Lighting (§ 298-1 – § 298-5)
- Ch 305 — Soliciting and Canvassing (§ 305-1 – § 305-12)
- Ch 311 — Storage Tanks (§ 311-1 – § 311-5)
- Ch 313 — Stormwater Management (§ 313-1 – § 313-8)
- Ch 315 — Streets, Sidewalks and Public Property (§ 315-1 – § 315-26)
- Ch 328 — Transient Vendors (§ 328-1 – § 328-9)
- Ch 340 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 340-1 – § 340-10)
- Ch 344 — Vehicles, Junk (§ 344-1 – § 344-5)
- Ch 352 — Waste Management (§ 352-1 – § 352-8)
- Ch 356 — Water (§ 356-1 – § 356-11)
- Ch 360 — Wetlands (§ 360-1 – § 360-13)
- Ch 363 — Floodplain Management (§ 363-1 – § 363-9)
- Ch 375 — Zoning (§ 375-1.1 – § 375-50.3)
- Ch DT — Derivation Table (§ DT-1)
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)