Morgan County, IN Ordinances (2026)

In unincorporated Morgan County, Indiana, smoking and vaping are banned outdoors on the County Administrative Building and Judicial Campus property except in a designated smoking area…

In unincorporated Morgan County, Indiana's special flood hazard areas, Morgan County Code § 151.62 sets the flood protection grade (FPG) at three feet of freeboard above the base flood…

In unincorporated Morgan County, Indiana, and the Towns of Bethany, Brooklyn and Paragon, a floodplain development permit is required before any development activity begins in a…

Construction that disturbs the ground in unincorporated Morgan County, Indiana must control soil erosion and sedimentation under § 52.09, and any earth change on a regulated site needs…

Anyone disturbing a half acre or more of land in unincorporated Morgan County, Indiana must get a Stormwater Management Plan Approval from the County Surveyor's Office before starting…

In unincorporated Morgan County, Indiana, the Health Department enforces a residential rental property ordinance, Morgan County Code §§ 150.15 through 150.18, covering every rental…

Tenants and others in unincorporated Morgan County, Indiana can file a written, verified complaint with the Health Department alleging a rental dwelling violation, triggering a…

Tattoo and body-piercing businesses in unincorporated Morgan County, Indiana must hold an annual Health Department permit under Chapter 113, and mobile tattoo or piercing operations…

In unincorporated Morgan County, Indiana, it is unlawful at any hour to create unreasonably loud, disturbing or unnecessary noise that disturbs the peace, and motor vehicles…

In unincorporated Morgan County, Indiana, it is unlawful to operate a motor vehicle, motorcycle, ATV, dirt bike, go-cart or recreational vehicle without a functioning muffler or…

In unincorporated Morgan County, Indiana, it is unlawful to make any 'unreasonably loud, disturbing or unnecessary noise,' and Morgan County Code § 94.04 tells the county to weigh…

A food truck operating in unincorporated Morgan County, Indiana counts as a mobile food establishment under the county's retail food code and must hold a valid annual Health Department…

In unincorporated Morgan County, Indiana (Martinsville and Mooresville are excluded), all electrical wiring, installations and repairs must conform to the county's adopted 1959…

Rental dwellings in unincorporated Morgan County, Indiana must meet minimum health and sanitary standards under the Board of Commissioners' residential rental property regulations…

In unincorporated Morgan County, Indiana, § 51.04(A) bars anyone from dumping non-recyclable material into a recycling container or scavenging items from one; the County Board of…

In unincorporated Morgan County, Indiana, § 51.04 bars dumping solid waste along roadways outside an approved container, discarding fill material without the landowner's consent, and…

Unincorporated Morgan County, Indiana residents recycle old appliances at the County Highway Department's Blue Bluff Road site in Martinsville under § 30.02, paying a $10 drop-off fee…

Owners and tenants of rental dwellings in unincorporated Morgan County, Indiana must keep garbage and rubbish stored so it cannot feed rodents, and must maintain the property so rats…

In unincorporated Morgan County, Indiana, the Board of Commissioners defines a dog as at large whenever it is off its owner's property and not restrained or controlled by a competent…

Morgan County, Indiana has no blanket mandatory spay/neuter law for pet owners generally, but the Board of Commissioners does require it in one situation: to redeem an unspayed female…

Morgan County, Indiana does not restrict dogs by breed. Instead, the Board of Commissioners regulates 'dangerous or vicious' dogs by behavior: any dog known to be dangerous, or that…

In unincorporated Morgan County, Indiana, a motor vehicle at least three model years old that is mechanically inoperable and left visible from public property for more than 20 days is…

Anyone constructing or improving a driveway, entrance or approach that connects to a county road in unincorporated Morgan County, Indiana, must get a permit from the Morgan County…

In unincorporated Morgan County, Indiana, Chapter 93 (Parades and Public Demonstrations) requires a Sheriff-issued license before anyone can organize, promote or hold an assembly…

In unincorporated Morgan County, Indiana, the Board of Commissioners caps weeds and rank vegetation at 12 inches in height on residential and commercial property. Growing weeds past…

Unincorporated Morgan County, Indiana requires anyone holding a public fireworks display under state law to notify every residence within one mile of the display site, in addition to…

Running a pipe line, cable, fiber optic line or other underground transmission device under, along or across a Morgan County, Indiana road or right-of-way requires the Board of…

In unincorporated Morgan County, Indiana, hotels, motels, boat motels, inns, tourist cabins, and college dormitories that rent rooms for less than 30 days must collect a 5% county…