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 "answer": "In the Municipality of Hastings Highlands, Ontario, noise & nuisance rules are set by Bylaw 2020-062 to Prohibit and Regulate Noise and the Use of Fireworks, verified 2026-10-18. Quiet hours: 11:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. Fines: $100.00-$1000.00. Exemptions: Emergency vehicles; municipal/utility vehicles; authorized events/fireworks; emergency measures; Schedule \"B\" activities; Council-granted exemptions.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001549",
 "municipality": "Hastings Highlands",
 "status_type": "Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "noise",
 "label": "Noise & nuisance",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-18",
 "official_website": "http://www.hastingshighlands.ca/",
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   "title": "Bylaw 2020-062 to Prohibit and Regulate Noise and the Use of Fireworks",
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   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2020-09-23",
   "document_url": "https://www.hastingshighlands.ca/media/hj4lzhci/bylaw-2020-062-noise-fireworks-amendment-1.pdf",
   "summary": "Noise prohibited 11:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.; construction equipment, animal and shouting noise rules; exemptions by Council; fireworks only dusk to 11 p.m. on specified days.",
   "discovered_by": "onbc-noisewater",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-15",
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    "quiet_hours": "11:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.",
    "exemptions": "Emergency vehicles; municipal/utility vehicles; authorized events/fireworks; emergency measures; Schedule \"B\" activities; Council-granted exemptions.",
    "fine_range": "$100.00-$1000.00"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "quiet_hours": "s. 2.1",
    "exemptions": "s. 3.1-3.5, s. 4.1; Schedule \"B\"",
    "fine_range": "Schedule \"C\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/hastings-highlands/noise/bylaw-2020-062/",
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   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.hastingshighlands.ca/municipal-services/bylaws-and-policies/",
   "summary": "By-law index listing; no water or sewer by-law appears.",
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   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Noise and Fireworks (Hastings Highlands)",
   "category": "noise",
   "document_type": "other",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.hastingshighlands.ca/municipal-services/bylaw-enforcement/noise-and-fireworks/",
   "summary": "Summary page of noise prohibitions and exemption process under Bylaw 2020-062.",
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 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/hastings-highlands/noise/"
}