{
 "answer": "In the Township of Shefford, Quebec, quiet hours: 23:00-07:00 daily (radio/instruments); 21:00-07:00 Mon-Fri, 21:00-08:00 Sat-Sun (lawn mowers, wood sawing); construction hours: 07:00-21:00 Mon-Fri; 08:00-21:00 Sat-Sun; exemptions: Emergency works exempt; council-authorized spectacles exempt from noise; municipal snow removal and waste collection exempt; fines: $200-$400 (first offence, natural person); $300-$600 (recidivism, natural person); up to $1,200 (recidivism, legal person). Source: Règlement général numéro G-100 (version refondue, amendé juin 2025), verified 2026-06-14.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-002962",
 "municipality": "Shefford",
 "status_type": "Township",
 "jurisdiction": "Quebec",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "noise",
 "label": "Noise & nuisance",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-14",
 "official_website": "https://cantonshefford.qc.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Règlement général numéro G-100 (version refondue, amendé juin 2025)",
   "category": "noise",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://cantonshefford.qc.ca/storage/app/media/la-municipalite/administration/reglementation-municipale/reglements-en-vigueur/2018-561-reglement-g-100-20180531-shefford-amende-juin-2025.pdf",
   "summary": "Confirmed: Municipalité du Canton de Shefford (MRC de la Haute-Yamaska) consolidated general bylaw G-100 covering nuisances, public peace, parking, animals, alarms; refonte modified by 2020-581 and 2025-00740. Adopted règlement on the muni's own domain.",
   "capture_sha256": "6aa595205b1f8d1ca93336efb8dc0c912e70f57c1fb88d2880b43e0728a029b2",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-14T21:05:42+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/6aa595205b1f8d1ca93336efb8dc0c912e70f57c1fb88d2880b43e0728a029b2.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "quiet_hours": "23:00-07:00 daily (radio/instruments); 21:00-07:00 Mon-Fri, 21:00-08:00 Sat-Sun (lawn mowers, wood sawing)",
    "construction_hours": "07:00-21:00 Mon-Fri; 08:00-21:00 Sat-Sun",
    "exemptions": "Emergency works exempt; council-authorized spectacles exempt from noise; municipal snow removal and waste collection exempt",
    "fine_range": "$200-$400 (first offence, natural person); $300-$600 (recidivism, natural person); up to $1,200 (recidivism, legal person)"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "quiet_hours": "Art. 38: 'entre 23 h et 7 h'; Art. 34, 35: 'entre 21 h et 7 h, du lundi au vendredi, et entre 21 h et 8 h, le samedi et le dimanche'",
    "construction_hours": "Art. 39: 'entre 21 h et 7 h, du lundi au vendredi, et entre 21 h et 8 h, le samedi et le dimanche'",
    "exemptions": "Art. 39 al. 2: 'travaux d'urgence visant à sauvegarder la sécurité'; Art. 33 al. 2; Art. 29.1",
    "fine_range": "Art. 44: 'amende minimale de 200 $ et maximale de 400 $' … 'minimale de 600 $ et maximale de 1 200 $'"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/qc/shefford/noise/text-6aa595205b1f/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/qc/shefford/noise/"
}