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VILLAGE OF AMISK
PROVINCE OF ALBERTA
BY_LAW # 303
A
bylaw
of
the
Village
of
Amisk
in
the
Province
of
Alberta
for
the
purpose
of
prohibiting,
eliminating
or
abating
noise
in
all
or
a designated
area
of
the Village
of
Amisk.
UNDER
AND
BY
VIRTUE
OF
THE AUTHORITY
conferred
upon
it
by
the Municipal
Government
Act,
Statutes
of
Alberta,
1994,
Chapter M26.l
with amendments
in
force
as
of
April
30,
1998:
Part
2,
division
1,
Section
7
(a),
(b)
and
(l)
the
Council
of
the
Village
of
Amisk,
duly
assembled,
does
enact
as
follows:
1.
DEFINITIONS
FOR THIS
BYLAW:
a.
"day" means
the period
of time between
7A.M.
&
10
P.M.
of
the
same
day
b.
"night" means
the period
of
time between
10 P.M.
of
one
day
&
7
R.M.
of
the
following
day
c.
"Village" means
the Village
of Amisk
d.
"CAO" means
the Chief Administrative Officer
(Administrator)
employed
by
the
Village
of Amisk
e."Peace Officer" means
a member
of
the Royal Canadian
Mounted Police
or
a bylaw enforcement
officer
con-
tracted
to
the Village
of Amisk
f.
"public place" includes any place
to which the
public
have
access,
by
right
or
invitation,
express
or
implied,
and without
restricting
the
foregoing
to
constitute
a
public
place,
it
is
not
necessary
that
a
all
segments
of
the
public
have
a
right
of access
thereto
g.
"residential area" means and includes all areas
of
the
Village
of
Amisk
designated
exclusively
for
res-
idential
purposes
or
any
grouping
of
residential
dwellings within
the Village
of AMisk
h."person" includes
a corporation and
the heirs,
executors,
administrators,
or
other
legal
represent-
atives
of
a
person
i.
"noise" means
a loud
sound which either annoys
or
disturbs
persons
or
which
injures,
endangers
or
detracts
from
the
comfort,
repose,
health,
peace
or
safety
of
persons
2.
This
bylaw does
not
apply
to
a farming
operation
or
any
part
thereof.
3.
This
bylaw
does
not
apply
to
any
business
operating
outside
residential
areas
or
public
places.
4.
This
bylaw
does
not
apply
to
ambulance,
ploice,
fire
.fighting,
rescue
or
other
emergency
services.
5.
This
bylaw
does
not
apply
to
service
groups,sports
associations,
religious
organizations,
or
volunteer
organ-
izations
for
the
purpose
of
holding
an
event
during
the
day.
6.This
bylaw does
not
apply
to work
being
carried
out
by
the Village
of Amisk
or
by any contractor
carrying
out
the
instructions
of
the
Village
of
Amisk.
7.
This
bylaw does
not apply
to
the
performance
of work
on
land
designated
an
Industrial District
persuant
to
the
Village
of AMisk Land
Use Bylaw
1998.
8.
No
person
shall
operate
or
permit
any
other
person
to
operate,
within
the
designated
area,
an
off
highway
vehicle
which
produces
a
noise.
9.
No
person
shall
operate
or
permit
any
other
person
to
operate,
within
the
designated
area,
any motor
vehicle
which produces
a noise.
10.
No
person
shall
operate
or
permit
any
other
person
to
operate,
within
the
designaited
area,
during
the
night,
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lawn mower
or
chain
saw.
11.
No
person
shall
cause
or
permit
any
other
person
to
cause
a
noise within
the designated
area
during
the
des-
ignated
night
hours.
12.
The C.A.O, may
issue
a
permit
to
a
person
for
the
purpose
of
allowing
that
person
to
cause
a
noise within
the
designated
area,
but
such
permit
shall
state
dates
and
times
during which
such noise may
occur.
13.
Any
person
who
contravenes
any
provision
of
thcs
by-
law
is
guilty
of
an
offence
and
is
liable
on
summary
con-
viction
to
a
fine
in
the
sum
of:
a.
A minimum
of
one hundred
dollars($100.00)
eiclusive
of
costs,
for
a
first
offence
and
b.
A minimum
of
five hundred
dollars
($500.00)
exclusive
of
costs
for
a
second
or subsequent
offence.
14.
A
peace
officer may
issue
a
violation
tag
by
personally
serving
it
upon
any
person
who
contravenes
any
provision
of
this
bylaw.
15.
Where
a
contravention
of
this
bylaw
is
of
a
continuing
nature,
further
violation
tags
for
the
same
offence
may
be
issued
by
a
peace
officer.
16.
Where
a violation
tag
is
issued
persuant
of
this
bylaw,
the
person
tho whom
the
violation
tag
is
issued
may,
in
lieu
of
being
prosecuted
for
the
offence,
pay
to
the C.A.O.
the amount
specified
on
the
violation
tag.
17.
If
the
fine
is
not
paid within
the specified
period
of
time,
then
a
peace
officer
is hereby
authorized and
empowered
to
lay
a
complaint
and
issue
summons
by menas
of
a
violation
ticket.
18.
The Violation Ticket
shall
be
in
the
form prescribed
by
Alberta
Regulation
193/82,
as
amended,
being
the
Vio-
'lTION Ticket
Regulation
passed
persuant
to
the
Summary
Convictions
Act,
Revised
Statutes
of
Alberta
1980,
chapter
'326,
as
amended.
19.
This
bylaw shall
come
into
force
and
effect
on
the
date
of
it's
third
and
final
reading
by
the Council
of
the Village
of Amisk.
INTRODUCED AND READ THREE TIMES
AND PASSED UNANAMOUSLY
'THIS
18th
DAY OF JANUARY,
2000.
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