Every town writes its own rules, and Stoughton's live in its municipal code — 63 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 (§ C1-1 – § C15-7)
- Ch 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-4)
- Ch 5 — Board of Selectmen (§ 5-1 – § 5-5)
- Ch 9 — Employees and Officers (§ 9-1 – § 9-2)
- Ch 10 — Community Preservation Committee (§ 10-1 – § 10-6)
- Ch 11 — Charter Review Committee (§ 11-1 – § 11-8)
- Ch 18 — Handicap Commission (§ 18-1)
- Ch 22 — Inspectors (§ 22-1 – § 22-2)
- Ch 42 — Revolving Funds (§ 42-1 – § 42-2)
- Ch 43 — Sunset of Appropriations and Borrowing (§ 43-1 – § 43-8)
- Ch 44 — Stoughton Equal Opportunity Commission (§ 44-1 – § 44-5)
- Ch 47 — Town Meetings (§ 47-1 – § 47-5)
- Ch 55 — Alarm Systems (§ 55-1 – § 55-14)
- Ch 59 — Alcoholic Beverages; Public Consumption of Marijuana or Tetrahydrocannabinol (§ 59-1 – § 59-8)
- Ch 62 — Amusement Devices (§ 62-1 – § 62-6)
- Ch 70 — Building Construction (§ 70-1 – § 70-6)
- Ch 73 — Buildings, Numbering of (§ 73-1 – § 73-4)
- Ch 76 — Defibrillators (§ 76-1 – § 76-4)
- Ch 77 — Demolition of Buildings (§ 77-1 – § 77-8)
- Ch 78 — Dogs and Other Animals (§ 78-1 – § 78-13)
- Ch 89 — Entertainment (§ 89-1 – § 89-11)
- Ch 96 — Fees (§ 96-1 – § 96-3)
- Ch 100 — Fire Prevention (§ 100-1 – § 100-31)
- Ch 107 — Groundwater Protection (§ 107-1 – § 107-16)
- Ch 109 — Handbills and Posters (§ 109-1)
- Ch 113 — Hazardous Waste (§ 113-1 – § 113-27)
- Ch 122 — Junk Dealers (§ 122-1 – § 122-4)
- Ch 124 — Licenses and Permits (§ 124-1 – § 124-6)
- Ch 128 — Loitering (§ 128-1)
- Ch 133 — Parking (§ 133-1 – § 133-9)
- Ch 134 — Pawnbrokers (§ 134-1 – § 134-14)
- Ch 136 — Peace and Good Order (§ 136-1 – § 136-5)
- Ch 137 — Noise (§ 137-1 – § 137-5)
- Ch 140 — Peddling and Soliciting (§ 140-1 – § 140-14)
- Ch 146 — Secondhand Jewelry (§ 146-1 – § 146-6)
- Ch 153 — Smoking (§ 153-1 – § 153-8)
- Ch 159 — Stormwater Management (§ 159-1 – § 159-11)
- Ch 162 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 162-1 – § 162-18)
- Ch 163 — Stretch Energy Code (§ 163-1 – § 163-4)
- Ch 165 — Subdivision Sureties (§ 165-1)
- Ch 171 — Taxicabs (§ 171-1 – § 171-2)
- Ch 176 — Vehicles, Abandoned (§ 176-1 – § 176-4)
- Ch 180 — Visibility at Intersections (§ 180-1)
- Ch 188 — Water (§ 188-1 – § 188-15)
- Ch 189 — Water Meters (§ 189-1 – § 189-8)
- Ch 191 — Wetlands Protection (§ 191-1 – § 191-14)
- Ch 200 — Zoning (1.1 – 11.1)
- Ch 205 — Access to Town Counsel (§ 205-1 – § 205-8)
- Ch 209 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 209-1 – § 209-66)
- Ch 254 — Rules of Procedure (§ 254-1 – § 254-11)
- Ch 258 — Sewers (§ 258-1 – § 258-45)
- Ch 266 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 266-1 – § 266-81)
- Ch 270 — Victualler Licenses (§ 270-1 – § 270-6)
- Ch 282 — Board of Health (§ 282-1 – § 282-15)
- Ch 287 — Conservation Commission (§ 287-1 – § 287-10)
- Ch 293 — Intergovernmental Relations Committee (§ 293-1)
- Ch 299 — Library Trustees (§ 299-1 – § 299-3)
- Ch 311 — School Committee (§ 311-1 – § 311-54)
- Ch 318 — Zoning Board of Appeal (§ 318-1 – § 318-12)
- Ch A324 — General Law Acceptances (§ A324-1)
- Ch A326 — Special Acts (§ A326-1)
- Ch DT — Derivation Table
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)