{
 "answer": "In the City of Grand Forks, British Columbia, noise & nuisance rules are set by Noise Control Bylaw No. 1963 (consolidated to A1, June 2025), verified 2026-10-15. Quiet hours: 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. (animal, amplified music/speech, diesel); 8:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. (construction); 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 a.m. (motorized off-road vehicles). Fines: not exceeding $2,000.00.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000045",
 "municipality": "Grand Forks",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "noise",
 "label": "Noise & nuisance",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-15",
 "official_website": "https://grandforks.ca/",
 "documents": [
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Noise Control Bylaw No. 1963 (consolidated to A1, June 2025)",
   "category": "noise",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2013-07-22",
   "document_url": "https://www.grandforks.ca/wp-content/uploads/By1963Noise-Control-Bylaw-CONSOLIDATED.pdf",
   "summary": "Prohibits disturbing noise; amplified sound and animal noise banned 11pm-7am; construction hour limits; exemptions.",
   "discovered_by": "onbc-noisewater",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-15",
   "capture_sha256": "2cbd642a062da746106d6b4d18053587ce0eeb2996ffdb9bd64fdd195f908f16",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-15T04:50:23+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "1963",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/2cbd642a062da746106d6b4d18053587ce0eeb2996ffdb9bd64fdd195f908f16.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "quiet_hours": "11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. (animal, amplified music/speech, diesel); 8:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. (construction); 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 a.m. (motorized off-road vehicles)",
    "construction_hours": "Monday through Friday, between 7 a.m. and 9:00 p.m.; building/structure work between 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m.; Saturdays, between 10:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m.; Sunday and other holidays, between 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.",
    "exemptions": "Emergency vehicles; City infrastructure/maintenance; snow removal; required public address systems; lawnmower/power gardening/chainsaw 7:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m.; warning horns; Council-approved events; compliant business/industry.",
    "fine_range": "not exceeding $2,000.00"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "quiet_hours": "s. 4.4(a)-(e)",
    "construction_hours": "s. 6.1(a)-(d)",
    "exemptions": "s. 5.1(a)-(i)",
    "fine_range": "s. 8.1(a)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/grand-forks/noise/bylaw-1963/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Document library: general regulations",
   "category": "noise",
   "document_type": "bylaw_index",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.grandforks.ca/document-library/?document_type=general-regulations",
   "summary": "Index listing.",
   "discovered_by": "onbc-noisewater",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-15",
   "capture_sha256": "fdf376571afd54ccc8a383fa2974091832a5ebf48e8529d0411ab1e0b03b033e",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-15T04:50:23+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/fdf376571afd54ccc8a383fa2974091832a5ebf48e8529d0411ab1e0b03b033e.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/grand-forks/noise/document-library-general-regulations/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/grand-forks/noise/"
}