Hamilton By-law 11-285, s. 2 — In this By-law

In this By-law:

• "animal" means any member of the animal kingdom, other than a human; "authorized vehicle" means a vehicle operated by or on behalf of a government, government agency or utility including but not limited to a vehicle operated by the Hamilton Police Service, the City's Emergency Services or Public Works Departments, or the Hamilton Street Railway; "City" means the municipality of the City of Hamilton or the geographic area of the City of Hamilton as the context requires; "construction" means activity necessary or incidental to erecting, demolishing, assembling, altering, installing, repairing or equipping a structure of any kind, a road or a utility including clearing, grading, excavating or filling any land; "Council" means Council of the City of Hamilton; "Director" means the City's Director of Parking and By-law Services and his or her designate or successor; "farm" means an agricultural operation as defined in the Farming and Food Production Protection Act, 1998 and includes such an operation that is not carried on with the expectation of gain but otherwise meets the definition in that Act; "loading" means loading, unloading, delivering, picking up, packing, unpacking or otherwise handling any containers, produce, materials or waste; "normal farm practices" means normal farm practices as defined in the Farming and Food Production Protection Act, 1998; "occupant" means a person over the age of 18 in possession of a property; "officer" means a person appointed by the City of Hamilton or assigned by the Director to enforce this By-law; "owner" includes each owner or occupant of a property; "point of reception" means any point on a property where noise originating from other than that property is received; "property" means land including a building or structure, or part of a building or structure; "Special Event" means a Special Event as defined in the City's Special Events Policies and (Amended October, 2021) BY-LAW NO. 11-285 NOISE CONTROL BY-LAW Page 4 of 12 Procedures Manual and that is recognized by the City as a special event; and -. "vehicle" includes but is not limited to a motor vehicle and any attachment to a vehicle such as

a trailer. QUALITATIVE NOISE PROHIBITIONS 3.(1) No person shall make or permit to be made: