{
 "answer": "The Township of Selwyn, Ontario has 1 adopted bylaw on file: By-law 2003-97 Noise By-law (Smith-Ennismore-Lakefield), verified 2026-10-18.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001742",
 "municipality": "Selwyn",
 "status_type": "Township",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "noise",
 "label": "Noise & nuisance",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-18",
 "official_website": "https://www.selwyntownship.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law 2003-97 Noise By-law (Smith-Ennismore-Lakefield)",
   "category": "noise",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2003-08-12",
   "document_url": "https://media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com/selwyntownship-012-ca/media/pviegycq/noiseby-law2003-97.pdf",
   "summary": "Prohibits or regulates noise in the township (Selwyn Township, formerly Smith-Ennismore-Lakefield); includes prohibited noises, hours and exemptions. Amended by 2019-056.",
   "discovered_by": "onbc-noisewater",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-15",
   "capture_sha256": "c58fa5b95546445776ead8033e3adbe1d6cd3a2fcecedb16e677761e3da61dd3",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-15T04:50:23+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2003-97",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/c58fa5b95546445776ead8033e3adbe1d6cd3a2fcecedb16e677761e3da61dd3.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "construction_hours": "between the hours of 9:00 o'clock in the evening and 5:00 o'clock in the forenoon of the following day, excepting Sundays, when no such noise shall be created before the hour of 12:00 noon",
    "exemptions": "Farm machinery, parades, outdoor hymn/carolling, church bells, public utility work, traffic control devices, vehicle warning devices, snow removal, emergency vehicle sirens."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "construction_hours": "s. 3(g)",
    "exemptions": "s. 5(a)-(i)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/selwyn/noise/bylaw-2003-97/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/selwyn/noise/"
}