Every town writes its own rules, and Yarmouth's live in its municipal code — 99 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 (Section 1-1 – Section 9-4)
- Ch 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1)
- Ch 3 — Account Books (§ 3-1)
- Ch 5 — Administration of Government (§ 5-1 – § 5-3)
- Ch 6 — Affordable Housing Trust (§ 6-1 – § 6-3)
- Ch 7 — Aging, Council on (§ 7-1 – § 7-6)
- Ch 8 — Agricultural Commission (§ 8-1 – § 8-2)
- Ch 9 — Appropriations and Expenditures (§ 9-1 – § 9-3)
- Ch 12 — Auditing (§ 12-1)
- Ch 16 — Capital Budget Committee (§ 16-1 – § 16-3)
- Ch 19 — Clerk (§ 19-1 – § 19-3)
- Ch 21 — Collector of Taxes (§ 21-1 – § 21-3)
- Ch 23 — Community Preservation Committee (§ 23-1 – § 23-4)
- Ch 25 — Enforcement of Laws (§ 25-1 – § 25-2)
- Ch 27 — Finance Department (§ 27-1 – § 27-4)
- Ch 35 — Personnel Board (§ 35-1 – § 35-2)
- Ch 37 — Planning Board (§ 37-1 – § 37-3)
- Ch 39 — Police Department (§ 39-1 – § 39-2)
- Ch 40 — Recreation Commission (§ 40-1 – § 40-3)
- Ch 42 — Seal (§ 42-1 – § 42-2)
- Ch 44 — Select Board (§ 44-1 – § 44-15)
- Ch 47 — Town Meetings (§ 47-1 – § 47-7)
- Ch 49 — Treasurer (§ 49-1 – § 49-7)
- Ch 52 — Waterways-Shellfish Committee (§ 52-1)
- Ch 58 — Airport Approach (§ 58-1 – § 58-7)
- Ch 60 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 60-1 – § 60-4)
- Ch 62 — Amusement Devices, Automatic (§ 62-1)
- Ch 71 — Buildings, Numbering of (§ 71-1 – § 71-4)
- Ch 79 — Dogs and Other Animals (§ 79-1 – § 79-24.2)
- Ch 80 — Waterfowl (§ 80-1 – § 80-3)
- Ch 81 — Explosives and Flammable Materials (§ 81-1 – § 81-2)
- Ch 83 — Fees (§ 83-1)
- Ch 84 — Firearms (§ 84-1 – § 84-2)
- Ch 86 — Fire Hydrants (§ 86-1)
- Ch 87 — Fire Prevention (§ 87-1 – § 87-3)
- Ch 92 — Historic Properties (§ 92-1 – § 92-7)
- Ch 93 — Fingerprint-Based Criminal History Record Checks (§ 93-1 – § 93-7)
- Ch 94 — Secondhand Dealers and Collectors (§ 94-1 – § 94-14)
- Ch 95 — Licenses and Permits (§ 95-1 – § 95-5)
- Ch 96 — Hearings, Public (§ 96-1)
- Ch 97 — Littering (§ 97-1 – § 97-2)
- Ch 99 — Loitering (§ 99-1 – § 99-3)
- Ch 101 — Alarm Systems (§ 101-1 – § 101-14)
- Ch 102 — Fire Alarm Systems (§ 102-1 – § 102-8)
- Ch 103 — Motorized Devices (§ 103-1 – § 103-5)
- Ch 104 — Noise (§ 104-1 – § 104-6)
- Ch 107 — Junk Vehicles (§ 107-1 – § 107-11)
- Ch 108 — Occupancy of Buildings (§ 108-1 – § 108-8)
- Ch 112 — Peace and Good Order (§ 112-1 – § 112-6)
- Ch 113 — Marijuana (§ 113-1 – § 113-4)
- Ch 114 — Peddling and Soliciting (§ 114-1 – § 114-10)
- Ch 116 — Plastic Bag Reduction (§ 116-1 – § 116-10)
- Ch 120 — Polystyrene Reduction (§ 120-1 – § 120-5)
- Ch 123 — Streets and Ways (§ 123-1 – § 123-12)
- Ch 127 — Swimming Pools (§ 127-1)
- Ch 133 — Tourist Camps (§ 133-1 – § 133-10)
- Ch 135 — Single-Use Plastic Containers (§ 135-1 – § 135-5)
- Ch 136 — Single-Use Plastic Water Bottles (§ 136-1 – § 136-4)
- Ch 137 — Plastic Reduction (§ 137-1 – § 137-6)
- Ch 138 — Vehicles, Unregistered (§ 138-1 – § 138-4)
- Ch 140 — Waste Collection (§ 140-1 – § 140-4)
- Ch 141 — Water Activities (§ 141-1 – § 141-11)
- Ch 142 — Water Supply Conservation and Emergencies (§ 142-1 – § 142-13)
- Ch 143 — Wetlands (§ 143-1 – § 143-16)
- Ch 144 — Yard Sales (§ 144-1 – § 144-3)
- Ch 145 — Stormwater Management (§ 145-1 – § 145-7)
- Ch 146 — Marijuana Establishments (§ 146-1 – § 146-3)
- Ch 147 — Sewers (§ 147-1 – § 147-16)
- Ch 148 — Eel (§ 148-1 – § 148-3)
- Ch 150 — Fisheries (§ 150-1 – § 150-8)
- Ch 153 — Herring (§ 153-1 – § 153-4)
- Ch 155 — Liquor License Regulations (§ 155-1 – § 155-12)
- Ch 157 — Farming (§ 157-1 – § 157-6)
- Ch 159 — Sanitary Landfill Fees (§ 159-1)
- Ch 181 — Disposal Area (§ 181-1 – § 181-6)
- Ch 192 — Massage Parlors (§ 192-1 – § 192-20)
- Ch 194 — Outside Cafes (§ 194-1 – § 194-3)
- Ch 195 — Phosphorus Buffer Zone (§ 195-1 – § 195-6)
- Ch 196 — Poultry and Swine (§ 196-1 – § 196-45)
- Ch 198 — Septic Cleaner Ban (§ 198-1 – § 198-5)
- Ch 199 — Sewage Discharge Permits (§ 199-1 – § 199-6)
- Ch 200 — Sewage Disposal (§ 200-1 – § 200-18)
- Ch 201 — Sewage Flow (§ 201-1 – § 201-3)
- Ch 202 — Stables (§ 202-1 – § 202-15)
- Ch 203 — Swimming Pools, Public and Semipublic (§ 203-1 – § 203-5)
- Ch 204 — Toxic and Hazardous Materials (§ 204-1 – § 204-16)
- Ch 205 — Underground Storage Tanks (§ 205-1 – § 205-10)
- Ch 206 — Wastewater Treatment Plants (§ 206-1 – § 206-5)
- Ch 207 — Water and Groundwater Resource Protection (§ 207-1 – § 207-14)
- Ch 210 — Department of Public Works Regulations (§ 210-1)
- Ch 214 — Harbor Regulations (§ 214-1 – § 214-24)
- Ch 216 — Planning Board Operational Regulations (§ 216-1 – § 216-17)
- Ch 218 — Plot Plans (§ 218-1)
- Ch 225 — Water Rules and Regulations (§ 225-1 – § 225-58)
- Ch 229 — Wetlands Protection Regulations (§ 229-1.01 – § 229-7.01)
- Ch 232 — Zoning Board of Appeals Rules and Regulations (§ 232-1.0 – § 232-18.0)
- Ch A230 — Acceptance of General Laws; Special Acts (§ A230-1 – § A230-2)
- Ch ZB — Zoning Bylaw (§ 100 – § 501)
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)