{"title":"Northern Rockies noise bylaw: quiet hours, construction hours and fines","question":"What are the noise rules and quiet hours in Northern Rockies?","slug":"noise-rules","place":{"path":"ca/bc/northern-rockies","name":"Northern Rockies","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"category":{"slug":"bylaws-and-complaints","name":"Bylaws, noise and complaints"},"owner":"municipal","owner_label":"Municipal","owner_body":{"name":"Northern Rockies Regional Municipality","url":"https://www.northernrockies.ca"},"short_answer":"In Northern Rockies Regional Municipality, no one may make a noise that disturbs the quiet, peace, rest or comfort of another person. The bylaw sets no fixed quiet hours or decibel limits. Construction between 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. is exempt. A bylaw notice is $100.","aliases":["noise bylaw northern rockies","quiet hours fort nelson","barking dog fort nelson","noise complaint northern rockies"],"cost":"Bylaw notice: $100 ($90 if paid within 21 days, $110 after 32 days). Animal noise is also $100.","how_long":"Not applicable.","where":[{"type":"phone","label":"Bylaw Enforcement","value":"250.774.2541 option 5"},{"type":"phone","label":"Animal Control (barking dogs)","value":"250.775.0048","note":"Patrol 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday to Friday"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Noise Control Bylaw No. 19, 2009 (PDF)","url":"https://nr.civicweb.net/document/11852/"}],"related":[{"slug":"bylaw-fines","title":"Northern Rockies bylaw fines and how tickets work","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/northern-rockies/bylaw-fines/"},{"slug":"dog-leash-rules","title":"Northern Rockies dog leash rules and off-leash areas","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/northern-rockies/dog-leash-rules/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/granisle","name":"Granisle","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/granisle/noise-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/mackenzie","name":"Mackenzie","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mackenzie/noise-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/fort-st-john","name":"Fort St. John","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fort-st-john/noise-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/chetwynd","name":"Chetwynd","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chetwynd/noise-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/smithers","name":"Smithers","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/smithers/noise-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/telkwa","name":"Telkwa","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/telkwa/noise-rules/"}],"topic":{"title":"Noise bylaws in British Columbia: quiet hours, construction hours and fines by municipality","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/noise-rules/"},"facts":{"general_rule":{"label":"General rule","value":"No one may make a noise or sound that disturbs or tends to disturb the quiet, peace, rest, enjoyment, comfort or convenience of another person. Keeping an animal whose cries or barks disturb others is also banned. Applies inside the bylaw's service area (Map 1).","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://nr.civicweb.net/document/11852/","title":"Noise Control Bylaw No. 19, 2009 (PDF, consolidated), Northern Rockies Regional Municipality","section":"s. 3(a), 3(b), 4(a)","quotes":["No person shall make or cause to be made anywhere in the municipality, any noise or sound which disturbs or tends to disturb the quiet, peace, rest, enjoyment, comfort or convenience of any other person.","No person shall keep any animal in the municipality which by its cries or barks"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"quiet_hours":{"label":"Quiet hours","value":null,"status":"none","note":"The Noise Control Bylaw sets no fixed quiet hours for ordinary noise.","sources":[]},"construction_hours":{"label":"Construction hours","value":"The bylaw does not apply to people carrying on construction works between 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. on any day.","short":"7 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://nr.civicweb.net/document/11852/","title":"Noise Control Bylaw No. 19, 2009 (PDF, consolidated), Northern Rockies Regional Municipality","section":"s. 3(c)(iii)","quotes":["persons carrying on construction works between 7:00 am and 9:00 pm on any day."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"other_limits":{"label":"Other limits","value":"No decibel limits. The bylaw does not apply to emergency vehicles proceeding upon an emergency or to emergency repair of a public utility or highway by a utility company or the municipality and its contractors.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://nr.civicweb.net/document/11852/","title":"Noise Control Bylaw No. 19, 2009 (PDF, consolidated), Northern Rockies Regional Municipality","section":"s. 3(c)(i), (ii)","quotes":["police, fire, ambulance or other emergency vehicles proceeding upon an emergency.","the emergency repair of a public utility or highway by a utility company or by the municipality or its contractors."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"contact_day":{"label":"Who to call, business hours","value":"Bylaw Enforcement, 250.774.2541 option 5. For barking dogs, Animal Control: 250.775.0048 (patrol 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday to Friday).","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.northernrockies.ca/contact","title":"Contact, Northern Rockies Regional Municipality","section":"Bylaw Enforcement","quotes":["Phone 250.774.2541 option 5","Phone 250.775.0048"]},{"url":"https://www.northernrockies.ca/resident-services/dog-licences-animal-control","title":"Dog Licences and Animal Control, Northern Rockies Regional Municipality","section":"Report a Concern","quotes":["Animal Control Patrol Hours: 8:00 am – 4:00 pm, Monday - Friday with on-call service during the same hours on Saturdays."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"contact_after_hours":{"label":"Who to call, after hours","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"not_published","note":"The official pages give no after-hours number for noise complaints.","sources":[]},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":"Bylaw notice: $100 ($90 if paid within 21 days; $110 after 32 days). Animal noise is also $100.","short":"Notice $100 ($90 if paid in 21 days)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://nr.civicweb.net/document/59372/","title":"Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 59, 2011 (PDF, consolidated May 2024), Northern Rockies Regional Municipality","section":"Schedule A, Noise Control","quotes":["Noise which disturbs 3(a) $100 $90 $110"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Noise Control Bylaw No. 19, 2009 (consolidated).","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://nr.civicweb.net/document/11852/","title":"Noise Control Bylaw No. 19, 2009 (PDF, consolidated), Northern Rockies Regional Municipality","section":"cover","quotes":["NOISE CONTROL BYLAW NO. 19, 2009","Noise Control Bylaw No. 19, 2009."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":8,"stated":6,"matched":6,"none":1,"unknown":1},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nThe [Noise Control Bylaw No. 19, 2009](https://nr.civicweb.net/document/11852/) bans any noise or sound that disturbs or tends to disturb the quiet, peace, rest, enjoyment, comfort or convenience of another person. It also bans keeping an animal whose cries or barks disturb others. It applies inside the bylaw's service area (Map 1). There are no fixed quiet hours and no decibel limits.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. To report noise, call Bylaw Enforcement at 250.774.2541 option 5.\n2. For a barking dog, call Animal Control at 250.775.0048.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- The bylaw does not apply to people carrying on construction between 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. on any day. Construction outside those hours is not exempt.\n- It also does not apply to emergency vehicles on an emergency, or to emergency repair of a public utility or highway by a utility company or the municipality and its contractors.\n- The official pages give no after-hours number for noise complaints. Animal Control messages left after hours are returned the next business day.","sources":[{"url":"https://nr.civicweb.net/document/11852/","title":"Noise Control Bylaw No. 19, 2009 (PDF, consolidated), Northern Rockies Regional Municipality","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://www.northernrockies.ca/contact","title":"Contact, Northern Rockies Regional Municipality","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://www.northernrockies.ca/resident-services/dog-licences-animal-control","title":"Dog Licences and Animal Control, Northern Rockies Regional Municipality","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://nr.civicweb.net/document/59372/","title":"Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 59, 2011 (PDF, consolidated May 2024), Northern Rockies Regional Municipality","accessed":"2026-11-08"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-08","review":{"status":"machine_checked","badge":"Checked against official text","label":"Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 6 of 8 facts was matched to the official text; 1 is recorded as not set; 1 could not be confirmed."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/northern-rockies/noise-rules/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/northern-rockies/noise-rules.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/northern-rockies/noise-rules.json"}}