Sample Ordinances

2 may 08


By passing local ordinances, communities are asserting their rights to self-government. The following ordinances have been drafted by communities with the help of the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund.



  • Protects Rights of Nature

  • Anti-Corporate Water Withdrawal Ordinance

  • Anti-Corporate Mining Ordinance

  • Anti-GMO Crops Ordinance

  • Sustainable Energy Ordinance

  • Anti-Corporate Land Development Ordinance