Every town writes its own rules, and Hamilton's live in its municipal code — 47 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 – § 1-20)
- Ch 2 — Administrator (§ 2-1 – § 2-5)
- Ch 4 — Assessing Unit, Termination of Status as (§ 4-1 – § 4-7)
- Ch 10 — Ethics, Code of (§ 10-1 – § 10-6)
- Ch 15 — Purchasing (§ 15-1 – § 15-2)
- Ch 20 — Residency Requirements (§ 20-1 – § 20-4)
- Ch 25 — Seal (§ 25-1)
- Ch 34 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 34-1 – § 34-2)
- Ch 40 — Bingo (§ 40-1 – § 40-4)
- Ch 44 — Buildings, Unsafe (§ 44-1 – § 44-12)
- Ch 48 — Cannabis (§ 48-1 – § 48-5)
- Ch 52 — Dogs (§ 52-1 – § 52-8)
- Ch 58 — Electrical Standards (§ 58-1 – § 58-9)
- Ch 60 — Energy Conservation (§ 60-1 – § 60-3)
- Ch 63 — Excavation, Grading and Filling (§ 63-1 – § 63-14)
- Ch 66 — Farmers' Market (§ 66-1 – § 66-11)
- Ch 69 — Fire Alarms (§ 69-1 – § 69-11)
- Ch 70 — Firearms (§ 70-1 – § 70-2)
- Ch 73 — Fire Prevention and Building Construction (§ 73-1 – § 73-14)
- Ch 76 — Fires, Conduct at (§ 76-1 – § 76-3)
- Ch 79 — Fires, Outdoor (§ 79-1 – § 79-2)
- Ch 82 — Flood Damage Prevention (§ 82-1 – § 82-20)
- Ch 86 — Freshwater Wetlands (§ 86-1 – § 86-2)
- Ch 89 — Games of Chance (§ 89-1 – § 89-5)
- Ch 92 — Garbage, Rubbish and Refuse (§ 92-1 – § 92-21)
- Ch 96 — Health and Sanitation (§ 96-1 – § 96-4)
- Ch 101 — Licenses (§ 101-1 – § 101-5)
- Ch 106 — Parks (§ 106-1 – § 106-2)
- Ch 109 — Peace and Good Order (§ 109-1 – § 109-4)
- Ch 112 — Peddlers, Solicitors and Mobile Food Vendors (§ 112-1 – § 112-14)
- Ch 118 — Records, Public Access to (§ 118-1 – § 118-11)
- Ch 124 — Satellite Antennas (§ 124-1 – § 124-3)
- Ch 129 — Sewers (§ 129-1 – § 129-69)
- Ch 133 — Signs (§ 133-1 – § 133-40)
- Ch 137 — Snowmobiles and All-Terrain Vehicles (§ 137-1 – § 137-9)
- Ch 140 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 140-1 – § 140-28)
- Ch 143 — Subdivision of Land (§ 143-1 – § 143-48)
- Ch 147 — Taxation (§ 147-1 – § 147-23)
- Ch 153 — Transient Retail Merchants (§ 153-1 – § 153-3)
- Ch 156 — Trees and Vegetation (§ 156-1 – § 156-12)
- Ch 158 — Vehicles, Abandoned (§ 158-1 – § 158-10)
- Ch 160 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 160-1 – § 160-66)
- Ch 166 — Water (§ 166-1 – § 166-14)
- Ch 169 — Water Rates and Sewer Rents
- Ch 174 — Zoning (§ 174-1 – § 174-97)
- Ch A180 — Community Residence Advisory Committee Bylaws (§ A180-1 – § A180-5)
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)