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Nuusance Regulations
Jown of Lewisporte
P. O BOX 219 LEWISPORTE. NFLD AOG 3AO
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## PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
Pursuant to the authority conferred by Section 248 of the Municipalities Act. the Town/Community Council of Lewisporte has made the following regulations.
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MAYOR
## REGULATIONS
1. These regulations may be cited as the Iown Conmunity of (Nuisance) Regulations, 19.89.
2. Interpretations: In these regulations:
3. (a) "Açt" means The Municipalities Act
4. (b) "Council" means the Iown Community Council of
5. (c) "Municipality" means the Iown Conmunity of
3. No person shall create a noise within the Municipality, through the use of fire-arms, fireworks or other sinilar noise-making devices, except as may be approved by Council and subject to the approval of law enforcement or other regulatory agencies.
4. No person shall create a noise within the Municipality, through the use of shouting or noise-making devices, for the purpose of selling wares, soliciting business or attracting attention, except as may be approved by Council.
5. No person shall create a noise within the Municipality, through the use of notor vehicle horns, except as may be reasonably necessary in the opinion of Council, for the safety and warning of traffic and pedestrians.
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6. No person shall use, within the Municipality, a lawnnower, chainsaw, snowmobile or other machinery or equipment which may disturb the peace and quiet of a neighbourhood, between the hours 10:00 p.m. of any day to 6:00 a.m. of the following day, except as may otherwise by approved by Council.
7. No person shall keep or permit to be kept in any building, premises oi yard or any part thereof in the Municipality any dog which by reason or barking or howling is a nuisance to persons in the Municipality.
3. No person shall create a noise within the Municipality, through the use of a motor vehicle that has no muffler or a defective muffler, except as may be necessary, in the option of Council, to move such motor vehicle to a location for associated Iepair, subject to the approval of law enforcement officials under the Highway Traffic Act.
9. No person shall create a noise within the Municipality, through the squeaking of tires of a motor vehicle, which in the opinion of Council, is caused by unnecessary braking, turning or setting in motion of such motor vehicle.
10. Nothing in these regulations shall be deemed to prohibit:
6. (a) The sounding of any bell, horn, siren or other warning device of an rehicle, where the law requires, or when responding to an emergency
7. (b) The ringing of church bells or chimes.
8. (c) The sounding of railway signals.
9. (d) The sounding of motor vehicle horns in a wedding procession or in parades permitted by Council.
11. Pursuant to Section 443 of the Act, every person who contravenes or fails to comply with any of the provisions of these regulations, is guilty of an offense and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding One thousand dollars ($1,000.00) oI in default of payment to a period of imprisonment not exceeding ninety (90) days or to both such fine and period of imprisonment.
12. These regulations were adopted by resolution of Council at a meeting held on the 27 day of June 1989, and will come into effect on the 17 day of July 19 89.
12. All previously adopted (Nuisance) regulations for the Municipality are hereby repeated.
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