Victoria : Règlement no 03-012, art. 139(2) — Noise Bylaw

Subsection (1) does not apply to a person who makes, causes, or permits to be made or caused, a sound or noise in compliance with the provisions of sections 5 to 8 unless the noise or sound is clearly audible at a point of reception in a residential area between the hours of 10:00 p.m. one day and 7:00 a.m. the following day. Prohibited types of noise 12 (1) Without limiting the generality of section 11, the following conduct is specifically prohibited:

• (a) shouting, using a megaphone or sound amplification device or making other noise in, at or on streets, parks, wharves, docks, piers, boat landings, ferry-landings, railway or bus stations or other public places;
• (b) the playing of any radio, phonograph, cassette or CD player, television, musical instrument or sound amplification device whether in or upon a private premises or in any public place at such a volume (loudness) as to disturb or tend to disturb the quiet, peace, rest, enjoyment, comfort or convenience of individuals or the public;
• (c) within a Quiet District, the keeping or harbouring of any dog, bird or other animal, which barks or emits cries or other noises in a persistent manner that may easily be heard by a person not on the same premises and which disturbs or tends to disturb the quiet, peace, rest, enjoyment, comfort or convenience of individuals or the public;
• (d) the operation of any automobile, truck, motorcycle, bus or other motorized vehicle which by reason of disrepair, the use of a muffler that fails to cool and expel exhaust gases from the engine without excessive noise, mode of operation of the vehicle (squealing of tires except during emergency braking to avoid accidents, over-revving of engine or excessive acceleration of vehicle) or any other cause, creates noise or sound which Bylaw current to February 1, 2015. To obtain latest amendments, if any, contact Legislative Services at 250-361-0571. disturbs or tends to disturb the quiet, peace, rest, enjoyment, comfort or convenience of individuals or the public;
• (e) the production of amplified sound from a radio, cassette tape or CD player or other playback device or amplification equipment, or the sound of a musical instrument, that emanates from a motor vehicle and can easily be heard by a person of normal hearing acuity at a distance of 5 m (16.4 ft.) or more from the vehicle;