Every town writes its own rules, and Dennis's live in its municipal code — 76 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 – § 1-3)
- Ch 2 — Authorities (§ 2-1)
- Ch 3 — Annual Reports (§ 3-1)
- Ch 5 — Boards and Commissions (§ 5-1 – § 5-13)
- Ch 8 — Committees (§ 8-1 – § 8-3)
- Ch 9 — Community Preservation Committee (§ 9-1 – § 9-6)
- Ch 11 — Council on Aging (§ 11-1 – § 11-2)
- Ch 16 — Engineering Department (§ 16-1)
- Ch 19 — Finances (§ 19-1 – § 19-14)
- Ch 27 — Officers and Employees (§ 27-1 – § 27-2)
- Ch 31 — Personnel Policies
- Ch 33 — Revolving Accounts (§ 33-1 – § 33-2)
- Ch 36 — Select Board (§ 36-1 – § 36-9)
- Ch 40 — Town Meetings (§ 40-1 – § 40-9)
- Ch 46 — Alarm Systems (§ 46-1 – § 46-8)
- Ch 48 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 48-1 – § 48-4)
- Ch 55 — Boats (§ 55-1 – § 55-12)
- Ch 59 — Building Construction
- Ch 61 — Buildings, Demolition of (§ 61-1 – § 61-9)
- Ch 67 — Cemeteries (§ 67-1)
- Ch 79 — Dogs and Other Animals (§ 79-1 – § 79-11)
- Ch 84 — Earth Removal (§ 84-1 – § 84-8)
- Ch 86 — Easements (§ 86-1)
- Ch 88 — Environmental Hazards (§ 88-1 – § 88-15)
- Ch 90 — Farming (§ 90-1 – § 90-6)
- Ch 93 — Firearms (§ 93-1 – § 93-6)
- Ch 94 — Fire Lanes (§ 94-1 – § 94-4)
- Ch 95 — Fire Prevention (§ 95-1 – § 95-3)
- Ch 108 — Handicapped Parking (§ 108-1 – § 108-5)
- Ch 111 — Historic District (§ 111-1 – § 111-12)
- Ch 113 — Housing Space and Use (§ 113-1 – § 113-5)
- Ch 117 — Jet Skis (§ 117-1 – § 117-2)
- Ch 120 — Junk (§ 120-1)
- Ch 125 — Licenses (§ 125-1 – § 125-5)
- Ch 126 — Litter (§ 126-1 – § 126-2)
- Ch 127 — Loitering (§ 127-1 – § 127-2)
- Ch 128 — Marijuana Establishments (§ 128-1)
- Ch 129 — Marijuana or Tetrahydrocannabinol, Public Consumption of (§ 129-1 – § 129-3)
- Ch 130 — Marina (§ 130-1 – § 130-3)
- Ch 132 — Motorized Devices (§ 132-1 – § 132-4)
- Ch 134 — Noise (§ 134-1 – § 134-6)
- Ch 138 — Peace and Good Order (§ 138-1 – § 138-17)
- Ch 140 — Property, Numbering of (§ 140-1 – § 140-4)
- Ch 148 — Sales, Special (§ 148-1 – § 148-4)
- Ch 151 — Signs (§ 151-1 – § 151-14)
- Ch 154 — Stormwater Management (§ 154-1 – § 154-21)
- Ch 156 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 156-1 – § 156-6)
- Ch 157 — Stretch Energy Code (§ 157-1 – § 157-5)
- Ch 159 — Taxation (§ 159-1 – § 159-2)
- Ch 161 — Tents (§ 161-1)
- Ch 163 — Tobacco and Nicotine Delivery Products (§ 163-1 – § 163-5)
- Ch 164 — Tourist Camps, Auto Trailers and Cabins (§ 164-1 – § 164-10)
- Ch 169 — Trailers and Trailer Parks (§ 169-1 – § 169-3)
- Ch 173 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 173-1 – § 173-2)
- Ch 175 — Vehicles, Unregistered (§ 175-1 – § 175-2)
- Ch 179 — Waterfowl (§ 179-1 – § 179-6)
- Ch 181 — Waterways (§ 181-1 – § 181-2)
- Ch 184 — Weights and Measures (§ 184-1)
- Ch 187 — Wetlands (§ 187-1 – § 187-12)
- Ch 189 — Wires (§ 189-1)
- Ch 191 — Zoning
- Ch 195 — Alcoholic Beverage Fees
- Ch 197 — Amusement Devices (§ 197-1 – § 197-7)
- Ch 200 — Beach Regulations
- Ch 205 — Fees
- Ch 222 — Shellfish Regulations
- Ch 226 — Town Buildings, Use of
- Ch 228 — Traffic Regulations
- Ch 231 — Waterways (§ 231-1 – § 231-7)
- Ch 237 — Food Service
- Ch 240 — Horses and Stables (§ 240-1 – § 240-10)
- Ch 242 — Housing (§ 242-1 – § 242-13)
- Ch 246 — Sewers (§ 246-1 – § 246-3)
- Ch 250 — Toxic and Hazardous Materials (§ 250-1 – § 250-17)
- Ch A256 — General Laws and Special Acts (§ A256-1)
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)