Noise & nuisance across Newfoundland and Labrador
What are the quiet hours? What noise is allowed?
41 of 274 municipalities in Newfoundland and Labrador have an adopted bylaw on noise & nuisance on file. Each row links the municipality's answer page and, where transcribed, the full text of the document.
| Municipality | Adopted document | Key facts | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bay Roberts Town |
Town of Bay Roberts Noise & Nuisance Regulations
adopted 2008-06-24 |
quiet hours: between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. · exemptions: Parades/festivals/public functions authorized by Council; emergency vehicle sirens; church bells; public works/snow clearing; permitted concerts/dances · fines: first offence not less than $100.00 and not more than $500.00; subsequent not less than $500.00 and not more than $1,000.00 | 2026-08-29 |
| Bonavista Town |
Nuisance Regulations REG-11 | exemptions: Warning device/siren when law requires or emergency; church bells; approved outdoor events in commercial/industrial/recreational zones; wedding/parade horns; Town events; snow clearing | 2026-08-29 |
| Burin Town |
Noise and Nuisance By-Law No. BL-NN-2026-004
adopted 2026-04-22 |
quiet hours: 11:00 p.m. of any given day and 7:00 a.m. of the following day · exemptions: Bells/sirens of emergency vehicles, church bells, industrial whistles, wedding/parade horns, Town-staged outdoor entertainment, municipal snow clearing/removal | 2026-08-29 |
| Carbonear Town |
Nuisance Regulations — Town of Carbonear
adopted 2002-05-27 |
quiet hours: 10:00 p.m. of any one day to 7:00 a.m. of the following day · exemptions: Emergency/law-required bells, horns and sirens; church bells or chimes; motor vehicle horns in a wedding procession or permitted parade | 2026-08-29 |
| Carmanville Town |
Noise Regulations — Town of Carmanville
adopted 2004-04-19 |
quiet hours: 10:00 p.m. of any one day to 7:00 a.m. of the following day · exemptions: Emergency/law-required bells, horns and sirens; church bells or chimes; wedding/parade horns; noises associated with festival days and activities | 2026-08-29 |
| Channel-Port aux Basques Town |
Nuisance and Noise Regulations, 1992 | quiet hours: 10:00 p.m. of any day to 6:00 a.m. of the following day · exemptions: Emergency/law-required bells, horns and sirens; church bells or chimes; wedding/parade horns · fines: fine of not less than $50, and not exceeding $1,000 | 2026-08-29 |
| Clarenville Town |
Town of Clarenville Noise Regulations
adopted 2013-03-19 |
quiet hours: Between the hours of 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. · construction hours: No construction before 7:00 a.m. or after 10:00 p.m. · exemptions: Emergency/law-permitted vehicle horns and sirens; church bells and industrial whistles; removal or clearing of snow by equipment; Town employee operations | 2026-08-29 |
| Clarke's Beach Town |
Town of Clarke's Beach Noise & Nuisance By-Law | 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 | 2026-08-29 |
| Conception Bay South Town |
Noise and Nuisance Regulations No. 007
adopted 2025-01-22 |
quiet hours: 11:00 p.m. of any day to 7:00 a.m. of the following day · exemptions: Bells, sirens, church bells, industrial whistles, wedding/parade horns, snow removal; RCMP, RNC, by-law officers, CBS Fire Dept, Town employees on duty | 2026-08-29 |
| Corner Brook City |
City of Corner Brook Noise Regulations
adopted 2008-04-21 |
quiet hours: Between the hours of 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. (lawnmower, saw, chain saw, machinery/equipment) · construction hours: before 7:00 a.m. or after 10:00 p.m. construction/demolition prohibited (i.e. permitted 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.) · exemptions: Bells/sirens/horns required by law, emergency vehicle sirens, church bells, industrial whistles, snow removal/clearing by equipment | 2026-08-29 |
| Cupids Town |
Town of Cupids Noise / Nuisance By Law
adopted 2025-05-06 |
quiet hours: between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 7 a.m. · construction hours: No noise from a construction vehicle between 11:00 p.m. and 7 a.m. the following morning (construction/demolition/material removal prohibited 11:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.) · exemptions: Following a snow storm or as otherwise directed by the Town | 2026-08-29 |
| Deer Lake Town |
Anti-Noise Regulation
adopted 1998-04-13 |
— | 2026-08-29 |
| Gambo Town |
Nuisance Regulations | quiet hours: No person shall use a lawnmower, chainsaw or other machinery or equipment which may disturb the peace and quiet of a neighbourhood between the hours of 10:00 p.m. of any one day and 7:00 a.m. of the following day, except as approved by Council · exemptions: Warning devices/horns/sirens where required or responding to emergency; church bells or chimes; vehicle horns in a wedding procession or permitted parade | 2026-08-29 |
| Gander Town |
Community Standards By-Law
adopted 2026-04-15 |
quiet hours: Ordinary domestic equipment on residential property permitted between 7:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m.; noise deemed to unreasonably disturb where it exceeds 65 dBA between 7:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. or 55 dBA between 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. at the point of reception · construction hours: Construction, repair or demolition work during the hours permitted by the Town or by applicable law · exemptions: Town maintenance/emergency operations; properly maintained air-conditioning units; Town-authorized activities or events including one-time events under permit conditions | 2026-08-29 |
| Grand Bank Town |
Town of Grand Bank Noise Regulations, 2004 | quiet hours: 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. · exemptions: RCMP, Grand Bank Fire Department, Burin Peninsula Health Care and Town employees in execution of duties; church bells, emergency warning devices, wedding/parade horns, Council-permitted events. · fines: fine not exceeding $1,000.00 | 2026-08-29 |
| Grand Falls-Windsor Town |
Town of Grand Falls-Windsor Noise & Nuisance Regulations | quiet hours: 11:00 p.m. of any day to 6:00 a.m. of the following day · exemptions: RCMP, Municipal Enforcement Officer, Grand Falls-Windsor Fire Department, Central Health/Town employees in execution of duties; emergency devices, church bells, industrial whistles, wedding/parade horns, snow removal after storm. · fines: first offence not less than $100.00 and not more than $500; subsequent not less than $500 and not more than $1,000 | 2026-08-29 |
| Happy Valley-Goose Bay Town |
Noise And Nuisance Regulations (V.4, September 2019)
adopted 2019-09-24 |
quiet hours: 9:00 pm of any day and 8:00 am the following day · exemptions: Community Constable, Peace Officer, ambulance/fire department members, and Town agents/contractors/employees in execution of duties; church bells, whistles, emergency warning devices, wedding/parade horns, snow removal after storm. · fines: fine shall not exceed $500.00 | 2026-08-29 |
| Holyrood Town |
Town of Holyrood Nuisance Regulations | quiet hours: 23:00 of any day and 06:00 of the following day · exemptions: RCMP, Royal Newfoundland Constabulary, Municipal Enforcement Officer, Emergency Response Vehicles, and Town employees in execution of duties; church bells, industrial whistles, emergency warning devices, wedding/parade horns, snow removal by heavy equipment. | 2026-08-29 |
| Humber Arm South Town |
Noise Bylaw | quiet hours: 11:00 p.m. of any day to 7:00 a.m. of the following day (lawnmower, chainsaw, snowmobile or other machinery/equipment) · exemptions: Emergency warning devices, church bells/chimes, industrial whistles, wedding/parade horns, snow removal; RCMP/RNC/fire/Town employees on duty | 2026-08-29 |
| Irishtown-Summerside Town |
Property Standards and Nuisance By-law (adopted May 5, 2026) — noise provisions
adopted 2026-05-05 |
quiet hours: Quiet Hours means the period between 11:00 p.m. of any given day and 7:00 a.m. of the following day · construction hours: No construction, demolition, or excavation activities during Quiet Hours (11:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.) · exemptions: Church bells/chimes; wedding/parade vehicle horns; snow removal by heavy equipment; Town snow-clearing; Town festivals/performances; Town employees on duty; emergency vehicles | 2026-08-29 |
| Labrador City Town |
Noise Abatement Regulations, 2020 (Consolidated)
adopted 2020-04-28 |
quiet hours: Nighttime sound limits apply; loading/unloading restricted 11:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. daily in/within 100m of a Residential Zone; daytime means 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. · construction hours: Operation of construction equipment prohibited between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. daily in, or within 100 metres of a Residential Zone · exemptions: Emergency measures; RNC/Town fire dept/Town employees on duty; Town-sanctioned Special Events; warning devices required by law; emergency vehicle sirens; church bells; railway signals; industrial whistles | 2026-08-29 |
| Lewisporte Town |
Lewisporte Nuisance Regulations | quiet hours: 10:00 p.m. of any day to 6:00 a.m. of the following day (for lawnmower, chainsaw, snowmobile or other machinery/equipment) · exemptions: Bells/horns/sirens where law requires or in emergency; church bells/chimes; railway signals; motor vehicle horns in wedding procession or permitted parades · fines: fine not exceeding One thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or imprisonment not exceeding ninety (90) days or both | 2026-08-29 |
| Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove Town |
AirGun By-Law
adopted 2009-07-27 |
exemptions: Person with prior Town approval for discharge/use; firing/discharge on a range approved by the Town | 2026-08-29 |
| Massey Drive Town |
Nuisance By-Law — Town of Massey Drive
adopted 2025-05-10 |
quiet hours: 11:00pm of any day to 7:00am of the following day (lawnmower, chainsaw, snow blower or other machinery/equipment), except as required for snow removal · construction hours: Construction, repairing, altering or demolishing noise prohibited between 11:00pm of any day and 7:00am of the following day · exemptions: Police/RNC/RCMP, fire department, emergency personnel, Town employees on duty; Town-staged events; municipal snow clearing/removal operations | 2026-08-29 |
| Mount Pearl City |
Noise Regulations (Includes Fireworks)
adopted 2015-04-21 |
— | 2026-08-29 |
| Paradise Town |
Noise and Nuisance By-law No. BL-PPS-02
adopted 2025-02-18 |
quiet hours: 11:00 p.m. of any given day and 7:00 a.m. of the following day · construction hours: Construction/excavation/demolition prohibited during Quiet Hours in, or within 100 meters of, a Residential Zone (i.e. permitted 7:00 a.m.-11:00 p.m.) · exemptions: Church bells/chimes, industrial whistles, permitted parade/wedding horns, municipal snow clearing, emergency/RCMP/Fire/Town employees on duty | 2026-08-29 |
| Pasadena Town |
Anti-Noise Regulations of the Town of Pasadena | quiet hours: Between the hours of 10:00 PM and 7:00 AM daily · construction hours: Between 10:00 PM and 7:00 AM no person shall construct, erect, reconstruct, alter, repair or demolish any building, structure or thing without written approval of the Town (i.e. permitted 7:00 AM-10:00 PM) · exemptions: Emergency vehicle sirens/horns, church bells/chimes, industrial horns/whistles, heavy/public works equipment in street/water/sewage maintenance or snow clearing, Council special permits/waivers for events | 2026-08-29 |
| Peterview Town |
Noise/Nuisance By-Law | — | 2026-08-29 |
| Pilley's Island Town |
Noise Regulations - Town of Pilley's Island
adopted 2022-07-18 |
quiet hours: 11:00 p.m. of any given day and 7:00 a.m. of the following day · construction hours: construction prohibited during Quiet Hours within 100 meters of a Residential Zone · exemptions: warning devices, church bells, wedding/parade horns, outdoor church services, Town events, charity fundraising, municipal snow clearing | 2026-08-29 |
| Placentia Town |
Anti-Noise Regulations (2013) | — | 2026-08-29 |
| Portugal Cove–St. Philip's Town |
Town of Portugal Cove-St. Philip's Noise and Nuisance By-Law
adopted 2025-02-11 |
quiet hours: lawn/garden power equipment prohibited 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. on a weekday, Saturday, Sunday or Statutory Holiday (residential zones) · construction hours: construction/demolition/alteration/repair prohibited 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. on a Weekday and 11:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m. on a Saturday, Sunday or Statutory Holiday · exemptions: emergency services, backup generators during power failure, snow clearing, church/school bells, parades, political rallies, Town events, municipal works, Regatta | 2026-08-29 |
| Rigolet Inuit community government |
Community of Rigolet (Noise) Regulations, 1988 | quiet hours: lawn mower, chainsaw or electrical equipment causing extensive noise prohibited between midnight and 6:00 AM; dog barking and ATV/snowmobile/dirt bike near housing also restricted midnight-6:00 AM · exemptions: ATV/snowmobile/dirt bike restriction near housing pertains to joy riders, not hunters · fines: not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1000.00) | 2026-08-29 |
| South River Town |
Town of South River Noise & Nuisance Regulations 2009
adopted 2009-06-30 |
quiet hours: 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. · exemptions: Emergency warning devices, church bells, wedding/parade horns, public works/snow clearing equipment, authorized concerts/dances; RCMP/enforcement/fire on duty. · fines: first offence not less than $100.00 and not more than $500.00; subsequent not less than $500.00 and not more than $1,000.00 | 2026-08-29 |
| Springdale Town |
Demolition/Noise & Nuisance By-Law - Town of Springdale | quiet hours: 11:00 pm of any day and 7:00 am the following day · exemptions: Emergency warning devices, church bells/chimes, whistles, wedding/parade horns, snow removal by heavy equipment; peace officers, ambulance, fire, town agents on duty. · fines: fine shall not exceed $500.00; Schedule A: 1st $50.00, 2nd $75.00, 3rd $100.00 | 2026-08-29 |
| St. John's City |
Noise By-Law No. 1405
adopted 1998-04-21 |
quiet hours: 11:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. daily for loading/unloading, construction equipment, domestic tools, and refuse compacting · construction hours: Construction equipment prohibited 11:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. daily within 100 metres of a Residential Zone · exemptions: RNC, RCMP, fire department, City employees on duty; and Special Events | 2026-08-29 |
| St. Lawrence Town |
Noise and Nuisance Regulations — Town of St. Lawrence
adopted 2019-02-19 |
quiet hours: Between 11:00 pm of any day and 7:00 am the following day no use of lawnmower, chainsaw, snowmobile, radio, machinery or other equipment likely to disturb the neighbourhood · exemptions: Emergency/warning devices, church bells, whistles, wedding/parade horns, snow removal by heavy equipment immediately following a snow storm · fines: 1st Violation Notice: $50; 2nd Violation Notice: $75; 3rd Violation Notice: $100 | 2026-08-29 |
| Steady Brook Town |
Town of Steady Brook Noise Regulations | quiet hours: Between the hours of 11 PM and 7 AM daily no use of lawn mower, chain saw, snowmobile, ATV, machinery, vehicle, sound system or musical instrument likely to disturb Quiet Enjoyment · construction hours: Between 11 PM and 7 AM no construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair or demolition without written approval of the Town · exemptions: Emergency vehicle sirens, church bells/chimes, industrial horns/whistles, public works/snow clearing equipment, Council special permits for events | 2026-08-29 |
| Torbay Town |
Town of Torbay Noise and Nuisance By-Laws
adopted 2025-03-03 |
quiet hours: 11:00 P.M. of any day to 7:00 A.M. of the following day for lawnmower, chainsaw, snow blower or other machinery · construction hours: No construction (including excavating), repairing, altering or demolishing between 11:00 P.M. and 7:00 A.M. of the following day · exemptions: RNC/RCMP/fire/emergency personnel and Town employees on duty; Town events; municipal snow clearing; snow clearing during and for 24 hours after a snowfall event; church bells/chimes | 2026-08-29 |
| Trinity Bay North Town |
Noise Regulation
adopted 2022-04-18 |
quiet hours: 11:00p.m. to 7:00a.m. Monday to Friday and 9:00p.m. to 8:00a.m. Saturday & Sunday · fines: penalty not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000) | 2026-08-29 |
| Victoria Town |
Noise Abatement Regulations
adopted 1996-10-28 |
quiet hours: 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. · exemptions: Bells/horns/sirens required by law; police, fire, ambulance, emergency vehicle sirens; church bells · fines: penalty not exceeding Ninety (90) days [imprisonment] | 2026-08-29 |
| Wabush Town |
Noise and Nuisance Regulations | quiet hours: 11:00 pm of any given day to 7:00 am of the following day · exemptions: Emergency/warning bells, horns, sirens; church bells/chimes; industrial whistles; wedding/parade horns; Town events; municipal snow clearing/removal | 2026-08-29 |
Nothing on file for noise & nuisance
Absence here is explicit, not a gap: each municipality below was checked, and its status says why there is no document.
Other bylaws on file, none on this topic (141) — Anchor Point, Appleton, Aquaforte, Arnold's Cove, Avondale, Badger, Baie Verte, Bauline, Bay Bulls, Belleoram, Birchy Bay, Bishop's Falls, Botwood, Brigus, Bryant's Cove, Buchans, Burgeo, Cape Broyle, Cape St. George, Cartwright, Labrador, Centreville-Wareham-Trinity, Chapel Arm, Charlottetown, Colinet, Colliers, Come By Chance, Conception Harbour, Cormack, Cow Head, Cox's Cove, Dover, Eastport, Elliston, Embree, Englee, Fermeuse, Ferryland, Flatrock, Flower's Cove, Fogo Island, Forteau, Fortune, Garnish, Gillams, Glenburnie-Birchy Head-Shoal Brook, Glenwood, Glovertown, Hampden, Hant's Harbour, Harbour Breton, Harbour Grace, Harbour Main-Chapel's Cove-Lakeview, Hawke's Bay, Heart's Content, Heart's Delight-Islington, Hermitage-Sandyville, Hopedale, Hughes Brook, Indian Bay, Isle aux Morts, Kippens, L'Anse-au-Clair, L'Anse-au-Loup, LaScie, Lawn, Leading Tickles, Lewin's Cove, Long Harbour-Mount Arlington Heights, Main Brook, Makkovik, Mary's Harbour, Marystown, McIvers, Meadows, Millertown, Milltown-Head of Bay d'Espoir, Ming's Bight, Mount Carmel-Mitchells Brook-St. Catherines, Mount Moriah, Nain, New Perlican, New-Wes-Valley, Norman's Cove-Long Cove, Norris Arm, Norris Point, North River, North West River, Northern Arm, Old Perlican, Pacquet, Parson's Pond, Petty Harbour-Maddox Cove, Point Leamington, Port Blandford, Port Hope Simpson, Port Rexton, Port Saunders, Port au Choix, Port au Port East, Port au Port West-Aguathuna-Felix Cove, Portugal Cove South, Pouch Cove, Raleigh, Red Bay, Reidville, Robert's Arm, Rocky Harbour, Roddickton-Bide Arm, Salmon Cove, Salvage, Sandy Cove, Small Point-Adam's Cove-Blackhead-Broad Cove, Southern Harbour, Spaniard's Bay, St. Alban's, St. Anthony, St. George's, St. Jacques-Coomb's Cove, St. Joseph's, St. Lewis, St. Pauls, Stephenville, Stephenville Crossing, Summerford, Sunnyside, Terra Nova, Traytown, Trinity, Triton, Trout River, Twillingate, Upper Island Cove, Wabana, West St. Modeste, Whitbourne, Whiteway, Winterland, Winterton, Witless Bay, Woody Point, Bonne Bay, York Harbour.
No bylaws published online (92, verified negatives) — Admirals Beach, Baine Harbour, Bay L'Argent, Bay de Verde, Baytona, Beachside, Bellburns, Bird Cove, Bishop's Cove, Branch, Brent's Cove, Brighton, Burlington, Burnt Islands, Campbellton, Chance Cove, Change Islands, Coachman's Cove, Comfort Cove-Newstead, Conche, Cook's Harbour, Cottlesville, Crow Head, Daniel's Harbour, English Harbour East, Fleur de Lys, Fox Cove-Mortier, Fox Harbour, Frenchman's Cove, Gallants, Gaskiers-Point La Haye, Gaultois, George's Brook-Milton, Goose Cove East, Grand le Pierre, Greenspond, Happy Adventure, Hare Bay, Heart's Desire, Howley, Jackson's Arm, Keels, King's Cove, King's Point, Lamaline, Lark Harbour, Little Bay, Little Bay East, Little Burnt Bay, Lord's Cove, Lourdes, Lumsden, Lushes Bight-Beaumont-Beaumont North, Middle Arm, Miles Cove, Morrisville, Musgrave Harbour, Musgravetown, Nipper's Harbour, Parkers Cove, Pinware, Point Lance, Point May, Point au Gaul, Point of Bay, Pool's Cove, Port Anson, Port Kirwan, Postville, Ramea, Red Harbour, Rencontre East, Renews-Cappahayden, River of Ponds, Riverhead, Rose Blanche-Harbour le Cou, Rushoon, Sandringham, Seal Cove (Fortune Bay), Seal Cove (White Bay), South Brook, St. Bernard's-Jacques Fontaine, St. Brendan's, St. Bride's, St. Lunaire-Griquet, St. Mary's, St. Shott's, St. Vincent's-St. Stephen's-Peter's River, Terrenceville, Trepassey, Westport, Woodstock.