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TOWN OF OYEN
BYLAW NO. 927-24 NOISE BYLAW
A BYLAW OF THE TOWN OF OYEN, IN THE PROVINCE OF ALBERTA, TO PROHIBIT
CERTAIN ACTIVITIES CREATING NOISE.
WHEREAS the Municipal Government Act, permits the Council of the Town of Oyen, by Bylaw,
to prohibit, eliminate or abate noise and establish permissible noise levels for all or varying
periods of the day;
AND WHEREAS THE Council of the Town of Oyen deems it advisable to adopt such a bylaw.
NOW THEREFORE THE COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF OYEN, IN THE PROVINCE OF
ALBERTA, DULY ASSEMBLED ENACTS AS FOLLOWS:
TITLE
1. This Bylaw may be cited as the "Noise Bylaw".
DEFINITIONS
2. In this Bylaw,
(a)
"Daytime" means the period:
(i) beginning at 7:00 A.M. and ending at 10:00 P.M. of the same
day on Weekdays; or
(ii) beginning at 9:00 A.M. and ending at 10:00 P.M. of the same
day on a Weekend.
(b)
"Town" means the Town of Oyen or the area within the corporate limits of the
Town of Oyen.
(c)
"Municipal Violation Ticket" means a tag or ticket wherein the person alleged to
have committed a breach of a provision of this Bylaw is given an opportunity to
pay a voluntary penalty to the Town of Oyen in lieu of prosecution for the alleged
offence.
(d)
"Night-time" means the period beginning at 10:00 P.M. and
ending the following day at:
(i) 7:00 A.M. if the following day is a Weekday; or
(ii) 9:00 A.M. if the following day is a Weekend.
(e)
"Peace Officer" means the appointed Peace Officer for the Town, the CAO or
designate, or a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police,
(f)
"Person" includes public bodies, societies, partnerships, firms, and individuals.
(g)
"Property" means land or lands and buildings together with all improvements
which have been affixed to land.
(h)
"Voluntary penalty" means a penalty specified in this Bylaw for a