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 "municipality": "Clarke's Beach",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Newfoundland and Labrador",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "noise",
 "label": "Noise & nuisance",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-05",
 "official_website": "http://www.townofclarkesbeach.ca/",
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   "title": "Town of Clarke's Beach Noise & Nuisance By-Law",
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   "summary": "Prohibits unreasonably loud, unnecessary noise. Quiet hours 11 p.m.–8 a.m. for machinery, lawnmowers, snowmobiles. Requires permit for public address systems. Bans discharge of firearms and air guns near residences/schools. Cites Towns and Local Service Districts Act (2025). Effective date OCR-unreadable from scan.",
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   "facts": {
    "quiet_hours": "11:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. (machinery/equipment); businesses 11:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m.",
    "exemptions": "Bells, sirens, church bells, industrial whistles, wedding/parade horns, snow removal; RCMP, by-law officers, Bay de Grave Fire Dept, Town employees on duty"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "quiet_hours": "PEACE AND TRANQUILITY (a); 9 HOURS OF OPERATION (a)",
    "exemptions": "10 EXCEPTIONS",
    "fine_range": "12. PENALTIES"
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   "title": "Town BY LAWS — townofclarkesbeach.ca",
   "category": "noise",
   "document_type": "bylaw_index",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.townofclarkesbeach.ca/town-council/town-by-laws",
   "summary": "Town website page linking to the June 3, 2025 bylaws PDF package (Development Regulations By-Law, Boil Order By-Law, Noise and Nuisance By-Law, Arrears Sale By-Law).",
   "capture_sha256": "a0b3bbe0834bcaacdfc131b94812edf8b625b4e5cdc7c2e8bf93cbbacff69659",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-06T14:18:25+00:00",
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   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/a0b3bbe0834bcaacdfc131b94812edf8b625b4e5cdc7c2e8bf93cbbacff69659.html",
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 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/nl/clarke-s-beach/noise/"
}