Town Bylaws

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Town Bylaws

TitleDate of First AdoptionDate of Last Amendment
Alcoholic Beverage Bylaw (PDF)May 1974April 2018
Affordable Housing Trust Bylaw (PDF) Sep 2020 Sep 2020
Animal Bylaws (PDF)March 1905April 2006
Cemetery Operation Revolving Fund Bylaw (PDF)May 1975May 1975
Civil Defense Bylaw (PDF)Oct 1950Oct 1950
Community Preservation Committee Bylaw (PDF)April 2004April 2005
Competitive Bidding Bylaw (PDF)March 1960May 2001
Conservation Commission Bylaw (PDF)March 1959March 1959
Construction Noise Bylaw (PDF)April 2010April 2023
Demolition Review Bylaw (PDF)May 1999April 2023
Departmental Revolving Funds (PDF)April 2018May 2022
Disorderly Conduct Bylaws (PDF)April 1905April 1905
Disposal of Surplus Property Bylaw (PDF)March 1935May 2001
Dog Bylaw (PDF)June 1971April 2007
Drinking Water in Single-Serve PET Bottles "Water Bottle" BylawApril 2012April 2012
Farming Bylaw (PDF)April 2011April 2011
Filling Vacancies on Town Boards and Committees Bylaw (PDF)April 1996April 1996
Finance Committee Bylaw (PDF)March 1921May1970
Fire Lanes Bylaw (PDF)April 1990April 1990
Fishing Bylaw (PDF)March 1950March 1950
Fossil Fuel: Prohibition on the Expansion of Fossil Fuel Infrastructure for New Construction and Major RenovationsApril 2021April 2024
Groundwater Protection Bylaw (PDF)April 1981April 2006
Handicapped Parking Bylaw (PDF)April 1990April 1990
Harrington House Revolving Fund Bylaw (PDF)May 1977May 1977
Horses on Sidewalks Bylaw (PDF)March 1924April 2006
House Numbering Bylaw (PDF)April 1995April 2006
Hunting Bylaw (PDF)March 1953April 2006
Inspector of Gas Piping and Gas Appliances Bylaw (PDF)May 1964May 1964
Insurance Reserve Fund Bylaw (PDF)April 1987April 1987
Internal Combustion Engines on White Pond Bylaw (PDF)March 1966April 2006
Junk Dealer Bylaw (PDF)April 1905April 1905
Land Fund Bylaw (PDF)April 1986April 1994
Leasing of Land Bylaw (PDF)April 2017April 2017
License and Permit Denial, Revocation, or Suspension for Failure to Pay Taxes Bylaw (PDF)April 1997April 1997
Marijuana Establishments (PDF)April 2018April 2018
Motor Boat Bylaw (PDF)March 1962April 2007
No New Construction of Utility Poles and Overhead Wires Bylaw (PDF)April 1987April 2001
Non-Criminal Disposition Appendix A (Fines) (PDF)March 1973May 2022
Outdoor Fires and Camping Bylaw (PDF)June 1973April 2006
Parade Bylaw (PDF)March 1949March 1949
Parking Meter Revolving Fund Bylaw (PDF)May 1975May 1975
Peeping Bylaw (PDF)March 1952April 2006
Permit Parking Bylaw (PDF)November 1978April 2006
Personnel Bylaw (PDF)October 1972June 2022
Planning Board Bylaws (PDF)March 1932March 1948
Plastic Bag Reduction Bylaw (PDF)
April 2017 April 2017
Polystyrene Prohibition in Food Service Wares Bylaw April 2016April 2016
Posting of Signs Bylaw (PDF)March 1905March 1905
Private Digging of Roads Bylaw (PDF)April 1992April 1992
Private Ways in White Pond Watershed-Temporary Repairs Bylaw (PDF)April 1996April 1996
Progressive Removal of Utility Poles and Overhead Wires Required Bylaw (PDF)April 1987April 2003
Public Ceremonies and Celebrations CommitteeMarch 1952April 1983
Recreation Commission Revolving Fund Bylaw (PDF)June 1979June 1979
Refuse Disposal Bylaw (PDF)March 1905March 1905
Regulation of Vehicles Bylaw (PDF)March 1924April 2006
Sale of Real Property Bylaw (PDF)March 1960March 1960
Sale of Tobacco to Minors Bylaw (PDF)May 1991April 2010
Scenic Roads Bylaw (PDF)May 2022May 2022
Sewer Department Revolving Fund Bylaw (PDF)May 1976April 1985
Sewer Improvement Fund Bylaw (PDF)April 1989April 1989
Sign Bylaw (PDF)
see also APP #48: Private Signs on Public Property
March 1971Sept 2020
Smoke Free Workplace Bylaw (PDF)April 1995April 2010
Smoking in Public Places Bylaw (PDF)May 1975April 2006
Snow and Ice Disposal Bylaw (PDF)March 1963April 2006
Snow and Recreational Vehicles Bylaw (PDF)March 1971April 2006
Soliciting Bylaw (PDF)May 1977April 2006
Solid Waste Disposal Fund Bylaw (PDF)April 1989April 1989
Stretch Energy Code Bylaw (PDF)April 2023April 2023
Terms of Office Bylaw (PDF)March 1960March 1960
Tourist Bylaws (PDF)April 1905April 1905
Town Collector Bylaw (PDF)March 1935March 1935
Town Counsel Bylaw (PDF)April 1992April 1992
Town Meeting Bylaws (PDF)March 1905April 2019
Town Records Management Bylaw (PDF)
April 1990April 2019
Trash Pickup Bylaw (PDF)April 1984April 2006
Tree Bylaw (PDF)March 1905March 1905
Tree Preservation Bylaw (PDF)April 2017June 2021
Underground Fuel Storage Systems Bylaw (PDF)April 1993April 2006
Unregistered Motor Vehicles Bylaw (PDF)March 1966April 2006
Water Department Revolving Fund Bylaw (PDF)May 1974April 1985
Water Use Restriction Bylaw (PDF)April 1995April 2002
Wetlands Bylaw (PDF)April 2009April 2013
Zoning Bylaw (PDF)March 1928April 2023
April 2017