{
 "answer": "In the Municipality of Meaford, Ontario, noise & nuisance rules are set by By-law 072-2011 Noise By-law (amended by 65-2012, 45-2015), verified 2026-10-18. Quiet hours: 23:00 hours of one day to 07:00 hours of the next day (09:00 hours on Sundays). Fines: $250.00.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001632",
 "municipality": "Meaford",
 "status_type": "Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "noise",
 "label": "Noise & nuisance",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-18",
 "official_website": "https://www.meaford.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law 072-2011 Noise By-law (amended by 65-2012, 45-2015)",
   "category": "noise",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2011-09-26",
   "document_url": "https://www.meaford.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/072-2011-noise.pdf",
   "summary": "Prohibits and regulates noise likely to disturb inhabitants in the Municipality of Meaford; time-restricted construction, vehicle and domestic animal noise, exemptions; enforced by OPP.",
   "discovered_by": "onbc-noisewater",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-15",
   "capture_sha256": "4000ac55efe0f334cad8de148d816b367923caea0ddbdbc0763a053a6c7d6f9a",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-15T04:50:23+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "072-2011",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/4000ac55efe0f334cad8de148d816b367923caea0ddbdbc0763a053a6c7d6f9a.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "quiet_hours": "23:00 hours of one day to 07:00 hours of the next day (09:00 hours on Sundays)",
    "exemptions": "Agricultural use, snow removal, emergency vehicles/services, public maintenance vehicles, gun clubs, Meaford Land Forces Training Centre, municipal-authorized noises",
    "fine_range": "$250.00"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "quiet_hours": "s. 3(d)",
    "exemptions": "s. 4(a)-(g)",
    "fine_range": "Schedule \"A\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/meaford/noise/bylaw-072-2011/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/meaford/noise/"
}