Hamilton By-law 11-285, s. 2(2) — Noise Control By-law

No person shall make or permit to be made:

• Without limiting the generality of section 3, noise from the sources listed in paragraphs 3(2)(a) to 3(2)(h) is deemed to be an unreasonable noise or a noise that is likely to disturb the inhabitants of the City:
• (a) a bell, horn, siren or other warning device, including but not limited to a vehicle's bell, horn, siren or other warning device when unnecessary or for an unreasonable period of time except when permitted by statute, regulation or by-law;
• (b) a condition of disrepair or maladjustment, including but not limited to the maladjustment of any load, of any vehicle or a part or accessory of any vehicle;
• (c) a radio, amplifier, speaker or other similar device on or in a vehicle that is clearly audible at least 8 m from the vehicle;
• (d) a radio, amplifier, speaker or other similar device that is:
• (i) projected into a public place for the purpose of advertising a good or service; or
• (ii) clearly audible at a point of reception;
• (e) a discharge of the exhaust of any steam engine, internal combustion engine or pneumatic device except with an exhaust or intake muffling device in good working order and in constant operation that prevents unreasonable noise;
• (f) a combustion or electric engine, including but not limited to a model airplane or all - terrain vehicle engine, that is:
• (i) used for recreational purposes;
• (ii) used between 10 p.m. of one day and 7 a.m. of the next day or used for more than 1 hour in total between 7 a.m. and 10 p.m. of one day; and
• (iii) clearly audible at a point of reception;
• (g) an animal under the care, control or ownership of an individual that is:
• (i) persistent; and.
• (ii) clearly audible at a point of reception, except such noise from an animal on a farm; or
• (h) construction or loading that is clearly audible at a point of reception between 10 p.m. of one day and 7 a.m. of the next day. (Amended October, 2021) BY-LAW NO. 11-285 NOISE CONTROL BY-LAW Page 5 of 12 QUANTITATIVE NOISE PROHIBITION