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Town of Falmouth, MA
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2023-11-13
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Division 1: Town Meeting Enactments
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Part II: General Legislation
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Chapter 156 Peace and Good Order
The Charter
Ch C
Falmouth Home Rule Charter
The Code
Division 1: Town Meeting Enactments
Part I: Administrative Legislation
Ch 1
General Provisions
Ch 5
Aging, Council on
Ch 9
Assessors
Ch 13
Auditing
Ch 21
Boards
Ch 25
Cemeteries
Ch 27
Code Book
Ch 29
Committees and Commissions
Ch 35
Elections
Ch 36
Falmouth Historic District
Ch 38
Finance, Department of
Ch 42
Housing Authority
Ch 49
Meetings, Town
Ch 53
Officers and Employees
Ch 58
Personnel
Ch 60
Security Posted in Connection With Licenses, Permits and Approvals
Ch 65
Selectmen, Board of
Part II: General Legislation
Ch 75
Alarm Systems
Ch 79
Alcoholic Beverages
Ch 83
Animals
Ch 87
Beaches
Ch 91
Boats and Boating
Ch 95
Building Construction
Ch 99
Buildings, Numbering of
Ch 103
Camping and Tenting
Ch 105
Collection Containers
Ch 107
Demolition
Ch 110
Disaster and Emergency Management
Ch 119
Fees
Ch 123
Fire Prevention
Ch 135
Environmental Hazards
Ch 136
Secondhand Dealers and Secondhand Collectors
Ch 137
Revolving Funds
Ch 140
Licenses and Permits
Ch 144
Loitering
Ch 150
Noise
Ch 156
Peace and Good Order
Ch 156 Art I
Peeping Toms
§ 156-1
Prohibition.
§ 156-2
Violations and penalties.
Ch 156 Art II
Disorderly Persons
§ 156-3
Prohibition.
§ 156-4
Violations and penalties.
Ch 156 Art III
Affray
§ 156-5
Prohibition.
§ 156-6
Violations and penalties.
Ch 156 Art IV
Resisting Arrest
§ 156-7
Prohibition.
§ 156-8
Violations and penalties.
Ch 156 Art V
Obstructing Justice
§ 156-9
Prohibition; exceptions.
§ 156-10
Violations and penalties.
Ch 156 Art VI
Disturbing the Peace
§ 156-11
Prohibition.
§ 156-12
Violations and penalties.
Ch 156 Art VII
Public Consumption of Marijuana or Tetrahydrocannabinol
§ 156-13
Prohibited use; enforcement; violations and penalties.
Ch 156 Art VIII
Synthetic Marijuana
§ 156-14
General provisions.
Ch 156 Art IX
Marijuana Not Medically Prescribed
§ 156-15
Marijuana establishments.
Ch 156 Art X
Fingerprint-Based Background Checks
§ 156-16
Purpose and authorization.
§ 156-17
Applicant's submission to fingerprinting by Police Department required.
§ 156-18
Police Department processing of background checks and communication of results.
§ 156-19
Reliance on results.
§ 156-20
Compliance with laws, regulations, and Town policies.
§ 156-21
Fees.
Ch 160
Peddling and Soliciting
Ch 164
Property, Damage to
Ch 168
Public Records, Access to
Ch 172
Rental Property
Ch 174
Right to Farm
Ch 176
Sales, Special
Ch 178
Scenic Roads
Ch 180
Sewers and Septic Systems
Ch 184
Signs
Ch 191
Solid Waste
Ch 195
Smoking
Ch 199
Streets and Sidewalks
Ch 201
Stretch Energy Code
Ch 203
Swimming Pools
Ch 207
Town Property, Use of
Ch 208
Trailers
Ch 213
Vehicles and Traffic
Ch 219
Vending Machines
Ch 223
Water
Ch 227
Watershed Protection
Ch 231
Waterways
Ch 235
Wetlands Protection
Ch 237
Nitrogen Control
Ch 240
Zoning
Division 2: Board of Selectmen Regulations
Ch 248
Adult Entertainment
Ch 251
EEO/Affirmative Action
Ch 255
Ambulance Service
Ch 268
Mobile Food Servers
Ch 269
Mooring Regulations
Ch 275
Shellfish and Herring
Ch 277
Stormwater Management Rules and Regulations
Ch 280
Vehicles for Hire
Division 3: Planning Board Regulations
Ch 300
Special Permits and Site Plan Reviews
Ch 305
Subdivision Regulations
Ch 310
Zoning Board of Appeals Procedural Rules
Ch 311
Zoning Board of Appeals Comprehensive Permit Rules
Division 4: Miscellaneous Regulations
Ch FHR
Falmouth Health Regulations
Ch FPWR
Falmouth Department of Public Works Regulations
Ch FWR
Wetlands Regulations
Appendix
Ch A315
Acceptances of General Laws
Ch A320
Special Acts
Disposition List
Ch DL
Disposition List
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Chapter 156
Peace and Good Order
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town of Falmouth as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Alcoholic beverages — See Ch.
79
.
Beach regulations — See Ch.
87
.
Loitering — See Ch.
144
.
Noise — See Ch.
150
.
Article I
Peeping Toms
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§ 156-1
Prohibition.
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§ 156-2
Violations and penalties.
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Article II
Disorderly Persons
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§ 156-3
Prohibition.
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§ 156-4
Violations and penalties.
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Article III
Affray
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§ 156-5
Prohibition.
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§ 156-6
Violations and penalties.
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Article IV
Resisting Arrest
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§ 156-7
Prohibition.
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§ 156-8
Violations and penalties.
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Article V
Obstructing Justice
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§ 156-9
Prohibition; exceptions.
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§ 156-10
Violations and penalties.
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Article VI
Disturbing the Peace
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§ 156-11
Prohibition.
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§ 156-12
Violations and penalties.
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Article VII
Public Consumption of Marijuana or Tetrahydrocannabinol
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§ 156-13
Prohibited use; enforcement; violations and penalties.
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Article VIII
Synthetic Marijuana
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§ 156-14
General provisions.
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Article IX
Marijuana Not Medically Prescribed
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§ 156-15
Marijuana establishments.
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Article X
Fingerprint-Based Background Checks
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§ 156-16
Purpose and authorization.
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§ 156-17
Applicant's submission to fingerprinting by Police Department required.
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§ 156-18
Police Department processing of background checks and communication of results.
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§ 156-19
Reliance on results.
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§ 156-20
Compliance with laws, regulations, and Town policies.
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§ 156-21
Fees.
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