Every town writes its own rules, and Dover's live in its municipal code — 51 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 6 — Attorney, Town (§ 6-1 – § 6-2)
- Ch 7 — Assessor (§ 7-1 – § 7-2)
- Ch 8 — Building Inspector (§ 8-1)
- Ch 9 — Conservation Advisory Council (§ 9-1 – § 9-2)
- Ch 10 — Constables, Town (§ 10-1 – § 10-5)
- Ch 13 — Defense and Indemnification (§ 13-1 – § 13-9)
- Ch 15 — Emergency Action Plan (§ 15-1 – § 15-7)
- Ch 17 — Ethics, Code of (§ 17-1 – § 17-6)
- Ch 19 — Investment Policy
- Ch 20 — Procurement Policy (§ 20-1)
- Ch 21 — Procurement, Best Value (§ 21-1 – § 21-5)
- Ch 22 — Records Management (§ 22-1 – § 22-6)
- Ch 23 — Records, Public Access to (§ 23-1 – § 23-9)
- Ch 27 — Recreation Commission (§ 27-1 – § 27-3)
- Ch 33 — Zoning Administrator (§ 33-1 – § 33-4)
- Ch 35 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 35-1 – § 35-5)
- Ch 37 — Architectural Design Review (§ 37-1 – § 37-8)
- Ch 39 — Assemblies, Outdoor (§ 39-1 – § 39-6)
- Ch 43 — Bingo (§ 43-1 – § 43-11)
- Ch 47 — Building Construction (§ 47-1 – § 47-8)
- Ch 50 — Cannabis (§ 50-1 – § 50-6)
- Ch 53 — Dogs (§ 53-1 – § 53-10)
- Ch 57 — Dumps (§ 57-1)
- Ch 61 — Environmental Quality Review (§ 61-1 – § 61-4)
- Ch 65 — Erosion and Sediment Control (§ 65-1 – § 65-13)
- Ch 69 — Explosives (§ 69-1 – § 69-16)
- Ch 73 — Fees (§ 73-1)
- Ch 77 — Fire Prevention (§ 77-1 – § 77-11)
- Ch 81 — Flood Damage Prevention (§ 81-1 – § 81-21)
- Ch 85 — Games of Chance (§ 85-1 – § 85-4)
- Ch 88 — Greenway Connections (§ 88-1 – § 88-3)
- Ch 93 — Highway Standards (§ 93-1 – § 93-38)
- Ch 94 — Hunting (§ 94-1)
- Ch 95 — Insurance (§ 95-1 – § 95-3)
- Ch 97 — Junk and Auto Parts Dealers (§ 97-1 – § 97-7)
- Ch 101 — Littering (§ 101-1 – § 101-17)
- Ch 107 — Noise (§ 107-1 – § 107-6)
- Ch 113 — Peddling and Soliciting (§ 113-1 – § 113-6)
- Ch 115 — Planning Board (§ 115-1 – § 115-3)
- Ch 116 — Property Maintenance (§ 116-1 – § 116-10)
- Ch 117 — Snowmobiles (§ 117-1 – § 117-7)
- Ch 119 — Solar Energy Systems (§ 119-1 – § 119-29)
- Ch 121 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 121-1 – § 121-11)
- Ch 125 — Subdivision of Land (§ 125-1 – § 125-22)
- Ch 131 — Taxation (§ 131-1 – § 131-20)
- Ch 133 — Towing (§ 133-1 – § 133-4)
- Ch 135 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 135-1 – § 135-8)
- Ch 139 — Vehicles, Unregistered (§ 139-1 – § 139-6)
- Ch 145 — Zoning (§ 145-1 – § 145-74)
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)