Every town writes its own rules, and Deerfield'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 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1)
- Ch 3 — Aging, Council on (§ 3-1 – § 3-5)
- Ch 4 — Agricultural Commission (§ 4-1 – § 4-5)
- Ch 6 — Selectboard (§ 6-1 – § 6-7)
- Ch 10 — Committees (§ 10-1 – § 10-32)
- Ch 20 — Finances (§ 20-1 – § 20-4)
- Ch 25 — Inspector of Wires (§ 25-1 – § 25-3)
- Ch 35 — Personnel (§ 35-1 – § 35-9)
- Ch 37 — Planning Board (§ 37-1 – § 37-6)
- Ch 43 — Regional and Intermunicipal Services
- Ch 46 — Town Clerk (§ 46-1 – § 46-2)
- Ch 48 — Town Meeting (§ 48-1 – § 48-19)
- Ch 49 — Town Office Building (§ 49-1)
- Ch 50 — Town Property, Disposition of (§ 50-1)
- Ch 55 — Alarms (§ 55-1)
- Ch 57 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 57-1 – § 57-4)
- Ch 60 — Animals (§ 60-1 – § 60-12)
- Ch 67 — Bridges (§ 67-1)
- Ch 69 — Building Construction (§ 69-1 – § 69-15)
- Ch 71 — Buildings, Numbering of (§ 71-1)
- Ch 74 — Canvassers and Solicitors (§ 74-1 – § 74-7)
- Ch 81 — Conservation Plan
- Ch 91 — Excavations (§ 91-1 – § 91-5)
- Ch 93 — Farming (§ 93-1 – § 93-6)
- Ch 95 — Firearms (§ 95-1)
- Ch 102 — Garbage, Rubbish and Refuse (§ 102-1 – § 102-7)
- Ch 119 — Licenses (§ 119-1 – § 119-5)
- Ch 123 — Noncriminal Disposition (§ 123-1 – § 123-2)
- Ch 130 — Peace and Good Order (§ 130-1 – § 130-11)
- Ch 136 — Produce, Sale of (§ 136-1)
- Ch 138 — Property Maintenance (§ 138-1 – § 138-2)
- Ch 150 — Sewers (§ 150-1 – § 150-16)
- Ch 153 — Special Sales (§ 153-1 – § 153-3)
- Ch 155 — Stormwater (§ 155-1 – § 155-8)
- Ch 156 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 156-1 – § 156-11)
- Ch 162 — Tobacco (§ 162-1 – § 162-10)
- Ch 168 — Vehicles, Unregistered (§ 168-1 – § 168-5)
- Ch 174 — Water
- Ch 179 — Zoning
- Ch 182 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 182-1)
- Ch 186 — Fees (§ 186-1 – § 186-2)
- Ch 197 — Public Roads (§ 197-1 – § 197-8)
- Ch 200 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 200-1 – § 200-2)
- Ch 202 — Swimming Pools (§ 202-1 – § 202-4)
- Ch 207 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 207-1 – § 207-65)
- Ch 215 — Fees (§ 215-1)
- Ch 217 — Body Art Establishments (§ 1 – § 23)
- Ch 219 — Garbage and Waste Disposal (§ 219-1 – § 219-10)
- Ch 227 — Milk (§ 227-1 – § 227-4)
- Ch 239 — Subsurface Sewage Disposal Systems (§ 239-1 – § 239-20)
- Ch 242 — Tobacco Products (§ A – § V)
- Ch 247 — Alcoholic Beverage Establishments (§ 247-1 – § 247-19)
- Ch 264 — Subdivision of Land
- Ch A269 — General Laws and Special Acts (§ A269-1 – § A269-2)
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)