Every town writes its own rules, and Bern's live in its municipal code — 49 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 – § 1-15)
- Ch 6 — Authorities, Municipal (§ 6-1 – § 6-5)
- Ch 8 — Code Enforcement (§ 8-1 – § 8-6)
- Ch 10 — Council of Governments (§ 10-1 – § 10-5)
- Ch 13 — Emergency Management (§ 13-1 – § 13-21)
- Ch 15 — Fire Company (§ 15-1 – § 15-3)
- Ch 19 — Intermunicipal Agreements (§ 19-1 – § 19-43)
- Ch 24 — Officers and Employees (§ 24-1 – § 24-16)
- Ch 26 — Official Map (§ 26-1 – § 26-2)
- Ch 28 — Pensions (§ 28-1 – § 28-27)
- Ch 31 — Police Department (§ 31-1 – § 31-4)
- Ch 35 — Recreation Board (§ 35-1 – § 35-7)
- Ch 36 — Planning Commission (§ 36-1 – § 36-7)
- Ch 38 — Salaries and Compensation (§ 38-1 – § 38-5)
- Ch 46 — Alarm Systems (§ 46-1 – § 46-9)
- Ch 50 — Animals (§ 50-1 – § 50-12)
- Ch 53 — Assemblies, Mass Public (§ 53-1 – § 53-12)
- Ch 61 — Buildings, Numbering of (§ 61-1 – § 61-5)
- Ch 63 — Burning, Outdoor (§ 63-1 – § 63-16)
- Ch 66 — Cable Television (§ 66-1 – § 66-18)
- Ch 68 — Construction Codes, Uniform (§ 68-1 – § 68-10)
- Ch 71 — Curfew (§ 71-1 – § 71-10)
- Ch 81 — Fees (§ 81-1 – § 81-22)
- Ch 85 — Fire Prevention (§ 85-1 – § 85-21)
- Ch 89 — Floodplain Management (§ 89-1 – § 89-37)
- Ch 98 — Hazardous Materials (§ 98-1 – § 98-4)
- Ch 106 — Insurance (§ 106-1 – § 106-4)
- Ch 114 — Nuisances (§ 114-1 – § 114-15)
- Ch 121 — Peddling, Soliciting and Transient Business (§ 121-1 – § 121-9)
- Ch 124 — Property Maintenance (§ 124-1 – § 124-5)
- Ch 131 — Records (§ 131-1 – § 131-17)
- Ch 138 — Sewers (§ 138-1 – § 138-71)
- Ch 143 — Solid Waste, Municipal (§ 143-1 – § 143-19)
- Ch 144 — Organic Yard Waste Collection Facility (§ 144-1 – § 144-10)
- Ch 146 — Storage, Outdoor (§ 146-1 – § 146-5)
- Ch 149 — Stormwater Management
- Ch 151 — Streetlighting (§ 151-1 – § 151-4)
- Ch 152 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 152-1 – § 152-23)
- Ch 154 — Subdivision and Land Development (§ 154-1 – § 154-47)
- Ch 158 — Taxation (§ 158-1 – § 158-69)
- Ch 162 — Tenant Registration (§ 162-1 – § 162-16)
- Ch 165 — Short-Term Rental Registration (§ 165-1 – § 165-16)
- Ch 170 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 170-1 – § 170-60)
- Ch 171 — Adopt-A-Road Program (§ 171-1 – § 171-12)
- Ch 173 — Vehicles, Engine-Powered (§ 173-1 – § 173-6)
- Ch 178 — Water (§ 178-1 – § 178-5)
- Ch 180 — Wells (§ 180-1 – § 180-12)
- Ch 184 — Zoning (§ 184-1 – § 184-215)
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)