{
 "answer": "In the Town of Shawinigan, Quebec, quiet hours: 23:00-07:00 (outdoor musical performances/shows); motorized equipment (lawnmowers, snow blowers, etc.) restricted 21:00-08:00 in residential zones; construction hours: Mon-Fri: 07:00-19:00; Sat-Sun: 08:00-17:00 (residential and mixed-use zones); exemptions: Public utility works exempt from construction hour restrictions; City authorization can permit outdoor performances after 23:00; fines: $50-$200 (minor infractions); $100-$500 natural persons / $200-$1,000 legal persons (general noise); $300-$2,000 natural persons / $600-$4,000 legal persons (construction noise). Source: Règlement SH-1, Titre 9 - Nuisances, verified 2026-06-13.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-002959",
 "municipality": "Shawinigan",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Quebec",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "noise",
 "label": "Noise & nuisance",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-13",
 "official_website": "https://www.shawinigan.ca",
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Règlement SH-1, Titre 9 - Nuisances",
   "category": "noise",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.shawinigan.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/250828_Titre9_nuisances.pdf",
   "summary": "Official Shawinigan general-bylaw title governing nuisances, linked from the municipal règlements page.",
   "capture_sha256": "8b184412de68512349d59a6c45296d77bd13dbd45c4f0aa5a4e309ffd8cd0d08",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-14T21:05:42+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/8b184412de68512349d59a6c45296d77bd13dbd45c4f0aa5a4e309ffd8cd0d08.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "quiet_hours": "23:00-07:00 (outdoor musical performances/shows); motorized equipment (lawnmowers, snow blowers, etc.) restricted 21:00-08:00 in residential zones",
    "construction_hours": "Mon-Fri: 07:00-19:00; Sat-Sun: 08:00-17:00 (residential and mixed-use zones)",
    "exemptions": "Public utility works exempt from construction hour restrictions; City authorization can permit outdoor performances after 23:00",
    "fine_range": "$50-$200 (minor infractions); $100-$500 natural persons / $200-$1,000 legal persons (general noise); $300-$2,000 natural persons / $600-$4,000 legal persons (construction noise)"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "quiet_hours": "s. 9.5.8 \"entre vingt-trois heures (23 h) et sept heures (7 h)\"; s. 9.5.5 \"entre vingt et une heures (21 h) et huit heures du matin (8 h)\"",
    "construction_hours": "s. 9.5.4 \"entre dix-neuf heures (19 h) et sept heures (7 h), les lundis...vendredis, puis entre dix-sept heures (17 h) et huit heures (8 h), les samedis et dimanches\"",
    "exemptions": "s. 9.5.4 \"Sauf pour des fins d'utilité publique\"; s. 9.5.8 \"à moins d'y être dûment autorisé par la Ville\"",
    "fine_range": "s. 9.10.1; s. 9.10.2; s. 9.10.4"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/qc/shawinigan/noise/text-8b184412de68/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/qc/shawinigan/noise/"
}