Town Bylaws

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Town Bylaws

Title Date of First Adoption Date of Last Amendment



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

April 2017