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# By-Laws
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The Regional Municipality of Durham and its local area municipalities pass by-laws on a wide range of services.
## Most requested by-laws
Here are some of our most requested by-laws.
## By-law enforcement
Regional by-law enforcement officers ensure people follow by-laws. Municipal officers enforce local by-laws.
### Regional services
Some of the Region's by-laws and services include:
* Animal bites and scratches
* DineSafe Durham food handling and poisoning
* Beauty, body art safety
* Purchasing by-law
* Temporary Signs by-law
* Smoke free by-law
* Tree cutting by-law
* Waste management by-law
* Water by-law
* Sewer Use by-law
For a complete list of our services, see our A to Z Services Listing.
### Local services
Some of your local area municipalities' by-laws and services include:
* Animal services
* Fence by-law
* Graffiti
* Long grass and weeds
* Noise by-law
* Traffic by-law
* Property standards by-law
* Sign by-law
* Snow clearing by-law
* Zoning by-law
Learn more about your local by-law services, permits, licences and forms on your municipality's website. You can also make complaints.
* Town of Ajax enforcement
* Township of Brock enforcement
* Municipality of Clarington enforcement
* City of Oshawa enforcement
* City of Pickering enforcement
* Township of Scugog enforcement
* Township of Uxbridge enforcement
* Town of Whitby enforcement
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