{
 "municipality_id": "gx-003148",
 "municipality": "Mahone Bay",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Nova Scotia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "noise",
 "label": "Noise & nuisance",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-05",
 "official_website": "http://www.townofmahonebay.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Noise By-law",
   "category": "noise",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2024-07-17",
   "document_url": "http://www.townofmahonebay.ca/uploads/1/3/0/6/130665195/2024-06-14_noise_bylaw_final.pdf",
   "summary": "Town of Mahone Bay noise control bylaw; passed by Council July 17, 2024 (certified July 18, 2024). Repeals the prior Peace and Good Order By-law noise provisions.",
   "capture_sha256": "40ac306fbcc235e8ff4426c06636e32b4fb6e33c4b1e0c57c1270da81eb37a8b",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-05T05:14:55+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/40ac306fbcc235e8ff4426c06636e32b4fb6e33c4b1e0c57c1270da81eb37a8b.pdf",
   "facts": {
    "quiet_hours": "70 dBA permitted 7:00am-10:00pm; 55 dBA 10:00pm-7:00am (measured at 15.25m)",
    "exemptions": "Emergency response personnel/vehicles; festive/religious activities; Town/utility/government work; athletic/recreational events; community festivals; pedestrian signals; garbage trucks; transport trucks; electric tools",
    "fine_range": "not less than $250 and not more than $1,000 per day"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "quiet_hours": "s. 5(a) schedule",
    "exemptions": "s. 6",
    "fine_range": "s. 14"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ns/mahone-bay/noise/text-40ac306fbcc2/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ns/mahone-bay/noise/"
}