Every town writes its own rules, and Swansea's live in its municipal code — 44 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 – § 1-12)
- Ch 7 — Boards, Commissions and Committees (§ 7-1 – § 7-40)
- Ch 20 — Finances (§ 20-1 – § 20-17)
- Ch 40 — Officers and Employees (§ 40-1 – § 40-12)
- Ch 48 — Penalties and Enforcement (§ 48-1 – § 48-13)
- Ch 56 — Records and Reports (§ 56-1 – § 56-8)
- Ch 64 — Selectmen (§ 64-1 – § 64-2)
- Ch 72 — Town Meetings (§ 72-1 – § 72-18)
- Ch 77 — Town Property (§ 77-1 – § 77-7)
- Ch 105 — Alarms (§ 105-1 – § 105-20)
- Ch 110 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 110-1 – § 110-2)
- Ch 115 — Animals (§ 115-1 – § 115-16)
- Ch 123 — Beaches (§ 123-1 – § 123-11)
- Ch 128 — Boats and Boating (§ 128-1 – § 128-20)
- Ch 133 — Buildings and Building Construction (§ 133-1 – § 133-8)
- Ch 138 — Business Operations (§ 138-1 – § 138-4)
- Ch 150 — Earth and Soil Removal (§ 150-1 – § 150-12)
- Ch 155 — Excavations (§ 155-1 – § 155-2)
- Ch 160 — Fees (§ 160-1 – § 160-3)
- Ch 163 — Fingerprint Background Checks (§ 163-1 – § 163-3)
- Ch 165 — Firearms (§ 165-1)
- Ch 171 — Hazardous Materials (§ 171-1 – § 171-2)
- Ch 186 — Marijuana (§ 186-1 – § 186-4)
- Ch 193 — Nuisances (§ 193-1 – § 193-2)
- Ch 194 — Nuisance Houses (§ 194-1 – § 194-7)
- Ch 200 — Solicitors and Canvassers (§ 200-1 – § 200-12)
- Ch 212 — Secondhand Dealers (§ 212-1 – § 212-11)
- Ch 217 — Sex Offenders (§ 217-1 – § 217-8)
- Ch 222 — Solid Waste (§ 222-1 – § 222-5)
- Ch 227 — Stormwater Management (§ 227-1 – § 227-24)
- Ch 230 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 230-1 – § 230-20)
- Ch 235 — Subdivisions (§ 235-1)
- Ch 241 — Taxation (§ 241-1 – § 241-6)
- Ch 249 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 249-1 – § 249-11)
- Ch 256 — Wetlands Protection (§ 256-1 – § 256-13)
- Ch 265 — Zoning (§ 265-1.1 – § 265-20.5)
- Ch 300 — Shellfish Regulations (§ 300-1 – § 300-10)
- Ch 310 — Subdivision of Land (§ 310-1 – § 310-41)
- Ch 320 — Traffic Regulations (§ 320-1 – § 320-30)
- Ch 340 — Wetlands Regulations (§ 340-1.1 – § 340-6.9)
- Ch A400 — General Laws and Special Acts (§ A400-1)
- Ch A401 — State Law Reference Table (§ A401-1)
- Ch DT — Derivation Table (§ DT-1)
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)