{
 "municipality_id": "gx-003156",
 "municipality": "Queens",
 "status_type": "Regional municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Nova Scotia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "noise",
 "label": "Noise & nuisance",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-05",
 "official_website": "https://www.regionofqueens.com/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law No. 7 - Prohibiting Certain Noises",
   "category": "noise",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2022-01-25",
   "document_url": "https://www.regionofqueens.com/~documents/route:/download/510/",
   "summary": "Prohibits certain noises within the Region of Queens Municipality; first reading 14 Dec 2021, second reading 25 Jan 2022.",
   "capture_sha256": "5b288059d8535ee6693dd489e8f21dcd076e79e06202b3e23e54d0ba4b0bb3d5",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-05T05:14:55+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/5b288059d8535ee6693dd489e8f21dcd076e79e06202b3e23e54d0ba4b0bb3d5.pdf",
   "facts": {
    "quiet_hours": "11:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. (no noise unreasonably disturbing peace and tranquility of a neighbourhood)",
    "exemptions": "Emergency response; traditional/festive/religious activities; calls to worship/bells; organized athletic/recreational activities; municipal/utility crews; industrial operations",
    "fine_range": "$500-$10,000; imprisonment up to 60 days in default; $350 voluntary payment within 14 days"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "quiet_hours": "s. 3",
    "exemptions": "s. 4",
    "fine_range": "s. 5; s. 6"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ns/queens/noise/text-5b288059d853/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ns/queens/noise/"
}