In order to assist Code users in the transition to the new Code's organization, the Derivation Table indicates where chapters and articles of the 2015 Compilation have been included in the 2024 Code, or the reason for exclusion.
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Not included in Code but saved from repeal.
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New legislation is pending.
Chapter/Title From 2015 Compilation
Location in 2018 Code
Ch. 1, Town Elections and Town Meetings
Ch. 76
Ch. 2, Elected Town Officers, Boards, Committees and Commissions
Sec. 2.1, Town Moderator
Ch. 45, Art. I
Sec. 2.2, Select Board
Ch. 68
Sec. 2.3, Board of Health Fees
Ch. 145
Sec. 2.4, Treasurer/Collector Fees
Ch. 145
Sec. 2.5, Permitting Authority Bylaw
Ch. 1, Art. II
Ch. 3, Town Administrator
Ch. 45, Art. II
Ch. 4, Appointed Boards, Committees & Commissions
Secs. 4.1 to 4.5, 4.7 and 4.9, Board, Commissions and Committees
Ch. 7
Sec. 4.6, Historic District
Ch. 166
Ch. 5, Personnel Administration
Ch. 51
Ch. 6, Public Safety
Sec. 6.1, Leash Law
Ch. 114, Art. I
Sec. 6.1A, Rules and Regulations for the Control of Dogs
Ch. 114, Art. II
Sec. 6.2, Parking
Ch. 203
Sec. 6.3, Handicapped Parking
Ch. 203
Sec. 6.4, Public Ways and Places
6.4.1, Disorderly Conduct and Obstruction by People
Ch. 130
6.4.2, Consumption of Alcoholic Beverages on Certain Licensed Premises
Ch. 108
Sec. 6.5, Burglar Alarm Systems By-Law
Ch. 103
Sec. 6.6, The Use of Ponds and Lakes
Ch. 207, Art. I
Sec. 6.7, Solicitor/Canvasser
Ch. 219
Sec. 6.8, Numbering of Buildings
Ch. 122, Art. I
Sec. 6.8, Public Consumption or Use of Marijuana or Tetrahydrocannabinol
Ch. 190
Sec. 6.10, Civil Fingerprinting Authority for Police Department
Ch. 182, Art. II
Ch. 7, Public Works
Ch. 252
Ch. 8, Licensing and Regulation
Sec. 8.1, Denials, Revocation or Suspension of Certain Licenses
Ch. 182, Art. I
Sec. 8.2, Unregistered Vehicles
Ch. 269
Sec. 8.3, Flea Markets
Ch. 150
Sec. 8.4, Political/Advertising Signs
Ch. 232
Sec. 8.5, Commercial Garage
Ch. 159
Sec. 8.6, Pawnbrokers and Secondhand Dealers
Ch. 211
Ch. 9, Environment
Sec. 9.1, Earth Removal
Ch. 136
Sec. 9.2, Wetlands
Ch. 281
Sec. 9.3, Solid Waste Facility Public Process By-Law
Ch. 238, Art. I
Sec. 9.4, Regulation of Solid Waste Facility
Ch. 238, Art. II
Sec. 9.5, Right to Farm By-Law
Ch. 141
Sec. 9.6, Stormwater Management
Ch. 247
Sec. 9.7, Illicit Connections and Discharges to the Municipal Storm Drain System By-Law
Ch. 243, Art. I
Sec. 9.8, Stretch Energy Code
Ch. 122, Art. II
Ch. 10, Miscellaneous Provisions
Sec. 10.1, Annual Town Report
Ch. 60
Sec. 10.2, Valuation List
Ch. 60
Sec. 10.3, Fees and Sealers
Ch. 145
Sec. 10.4, Non-Criminal Disposition
Ch. 1, Art. I
Sec. 10.5, Tax Title Payment Plans
Ch. 260, Art. I
Sec. 10.6, Revolving Funds
Ch. 16, Art. I
Sec. 10.7, Due Dates and Interest on Municipal Charges
Ch. 16, Art. II
Ch. 11, Private Water Supply Systems
Ch. 276, Art. I
Appendix A, Special Acts
Ch. A300
Appendix B, Massachusetts General Laws Accepted or Rescinded
Ch. A305
Appendix C, Municipal Officials, Boards, Committees & Commissions
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