{
 "answer": "In the Town of Varennes, Quebec, quiet hours: 21:00-07:00 (construction/equipment); 23:00-07:00 (audio devices); construction hours: Prohibited between 21 heures et 7 heures; exemptions: Emergency alerts, council-recognized community/public events on public ways, snow clearing operations.; fines: $100-$300 (first offence, noise/parks/streets); $200-$600 (repeat); $300-$600 (first offence, terrain/safety); up to $1,000 (repeat). Source: Règlement 529 - Règlement sur les nuisances, verified 2026-06-13.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-003017",
 "municipality": "Varennes",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Quebec",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "noise",
 "label": "Noise & nuisance",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-13",
 "official_website": "https://www.ville.varennes.qc.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Règlement 529 - Règlement sur les nuisances",
   "category": "noise",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://faq.ville.varennes.qc.ca/storage/app/media/Services/SJ/529%20version%20administrative%20PDF%20derni%C3%A8re%20version%2013%20janvier%202026.pdf",
   "summary": "Adopted nuisance bylaw (administrative consolidation updated 13 January 2026), official PDF.",
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   "captured_at": "2026-06-14T21:05:42+00:00",
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   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/b45e851c0e245d6d449b9d8635e8db490fed397ac1ef31818901490aadf12c5e.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "quiet_hours": "21:00-07:00 (construction/equipment); 23:00-07:00 (audio devices)",
    "construction_hours": "Prohibited between 21 heures et 7 heures",
    "exemptions": "Emergency alerts, council-recognized community/public events on public ways, snow clearing operations.",
    "fine_range": "$100-$300 (first offence, noise/parks/streets); $200-$600 (repeat); $300-$600 (first offence, terrain/safety); up to $1,000 (repeat)"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "quiet_hours": "art. 4.1: \"entre 21 heures et 7 heures\"; art. 4.2: \"entre 23 heures et 7 heures\"",
    "construction_hours": "art. 4.1: \"entre 21 heures et 7 heures\"",
    "exemptions": "art. 18: \"dispositif d'alerte\", \"activité communautaire ou publique reconnue\", \"travaux de déblaiement de la neige\"",
    "fine_range": "art. 19.1(a)-(b); art. 19.2(a)-(b); art. 19.2.1(a)-(b)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/qc/varennes/noise/text-b45e851c0e24/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/qc/varennes/noise/"
}