--- title: "Salmon Arm noise bylaw: quiet hours, construction hours and fines" question: "What are the noise rules and quiet hours?" place: Salmon Arm, British Columbia, Canada place_path: ca/bc/salmon-arm category: Bylaws, noise and complaints owner: municipal owner_body: City of Salmon Arm sources_read: 2026-11-05 review: machine_checked canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salmon-arm/noise-rules/" json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salmon-arm/noise-rules.json" --- # Salmon Arm noise bylaw: quiet hours, construction hours and fines **Question:** What are the noise rules and quiet hours? **Short answer:** In the City of Salmon Arm, noise that disturbs people nearby is banned before 7 a.m. and after 10 p.m., including construction, repair and demolition. Amplified sound and noisy animals or birds are banned at any hour if they disturb the neighbourhood. The ticket is $100. **Who handles it:** Municipal (City of Salmon Arm, https://www.salmonarm.ca) **Cost:** Municipal ticket: $100 for each noise offence listed in Bylaw 2760. **Where:** - Online: Request Tracker, https://www.salmonarm.ca/requesttracker.aspx - Phone: Bylaw Enforcement (City Hall), 250-803-4000 ## Key facts - **General rule:** Noise that disturbs or tends to disturb the quiet, peace, rest, enjoyment, comfort or convenience of people nearby is banned before 7 a.m. and after 10 p.m., in public or private places. Owners and occupiers must not let their property be used that way. Amplified sound and noisy animals or birds are banned at any hour if they disturb the neighbourhood. - Source: [Noise Prevention Bylaw No. 2037, s. 4(a), 4(b), 6(a), 6(b)](https://www.salmonarm.ca/DocumentCenter/View/150/Noise-Prevention-Bylaw-No-2037) - Official wording: "before seven (7) o'clock in the forenoon or after ten (10) o'clock in the afternoon make or cause, or permit to be made or caused, any noise in or on a public or private place" … "No person shall play or operate any radio, stereophonic equipment or other instrument or any apparatus for the production or amplification of sound" … "No person shall own, keep or harbour any animal or bird which by its cries unduly disturbs the peace, quiet, rest or tranquillity of the surrounding neighbourhood or the public at large." - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Quiet hours:** 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. The bylaw bans disturbing noise before 7 a.m. and after 10 p.m., any day. - Source: [Noise Prevention Bylaw No. 2037, s. 4(a)](https://www.salmonarm.ca/DocumentCenter/View/150/Noise-Prevention-Bylaw-No-2037) - Official wording: "before seven (7) o'clock in the forenoon or after ten (10) o'clock in the afternoon make or cause, or permit to be made or caused, any noise in or on a public or private place" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Construction hours:** Construction, repair, demolition, excavation or filling that disturbs the neighbourhood is banned before 7 a.m. and after 10 p.m. on any day. The bylaw has no separate Sunday or holiday rule. The Operations Manager can give written approval for work during restricted hours. - Source: [Noise Prevention Bylaw No. 2037, s. 5(a), 5(b), 7(a)(vi)](https://www.salmonarm.ca/DocumentCenter/View/150/Noise-Prevention-Bylaw-No-2037) - Official wording: "No person in the District shall on any day before seven (7) o'clock in the forenoon or after ten (10) o'clock in the afternoon, construct, erect, reconstruct, alter, repair or demolish any building," … "excavate or fill in land in any manner which disturbs the quiet, peace, rest, enjoyment, comfort or convenience of the neighbourhood or of persons in the vicinity." … "the Operations Manager or his authorized designate may give written approval to carry on the work that is found to be necessary for a specific period of time." - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Other limits:** Outdoor public address systems need a permit. Boat engines with 'dry stacks' or 'dry headers' are banned; water-injected headers and over-transom water-cooled exhausts need a suitable muffler. Exemptions include emergency and fire vehicles, church bells, licensed dance halls (noon to 2 a.m.), approved businesses, industry and agriculture, written-approved work, and public gatherings approved by the Municipal Clerk. - Source: [Noise Prevention Bylaw No. 2037, s. 6(d), 6(e), 7(a)](https://www.salmonarm.ca/DocumentCenter/View/150/Noise-Prevention-Bylaw-No-2037) - Official wording: "No person shall operate any outdoor public address system in the District without first having obtained a permit therefor." … "the use of bells or chimes for the announcing of Church services of all kinds;" … "the playing of dance music in any regularly licensed dance hall between the hours of 12:00 noon and 2:00 a.m.;" … "any public gathering for recreational or entertainment purposes, provided that written approval therefor has been first obtained from the Municipal Clerk." … "exhausting deices commonly described as 'dry stacks' or 'dry headers';" … "unless a suitable muffler is installed thereto;" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Who to call, business hours:** City Bylaw Enforcement, 250.803.4000 (City Hall). Complaints go on the Bylaw Complaint Form handed to the Customer Service Centre at City Hall, or through the online Request Tracker. Anonymous complaints are not accepted. - Source: [Bylaw Enforcement Services, How to Report a Bylaw Violation](https://www.salmonarm.ca/455/Bylaw-Enforcement-Services) - Official wording: "please complete the Bylaw Complaint Form (PDF) and submit the form to the Customer Service Centre at City Hall" … "Report a bylaw violation using our Request Tracker." … "Anonymous complaints will not be accepted by the City of Salmon Arm." - Source: [Common Bylaw Violations](https://www.salmonarm.ca/457/Common-Bylaw-Violations) - Official wording: "The Noise Bylaw (PDF) regulates noise." - Source: [Staff Directory • Salmon Arm, BC • CivicEngage, Staff Directory, Bylaw Enforcement](https://www.salmonarm.ca/m/directory) - Official wording: "Building Inspection 250.803.4003 Bylaw Enforcement 250.803.4000 Bylaw Enforcement 250.803.4000 Customer Service Representatives 250.803.4000 Customer Service Representatives" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Who to call, after hours:** Not confirmed. The City's pages do not give an after-hours noise number. - **Fine:** Municipal ticket: $100 for each noise offence listed, including noise that disturbs, permitting noise, construction that disturbs, an instrument, bird or animal that disturbs, and an outdoor public address system without a permit. - Source: [Ticket Information Utilization Bylaw No. 2760 (consolidated, PDF), Schedule 5, Schedule 5 (Noise Prevention Bylaw No. 2037)](https://www.salmonarm.ca/DocumentCenter/View/222/2760-Bylaw---Ticket-Information-Utilization) - Official wording: "Noise which disturbs 4(a) $100.00" … "Construction which disturbs 5(a) $100.00" … "Animal which disturbs 6 (b) $100.00" … "Operate public address system without permit 6 (e) $100.00" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Bylaw:** Noise Prevention Bylaw No. 2037 - Source: [Noise Prevention Bylaw No. 2037, s. 1 Citation](https://www.salmonarm.ca/DocumentCenter/View/150/Noise-Prevention-Bylaw-No-2037) - Official wording: "Noise Prevention Bylaw No. 2037" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 ## How it works The [Noise Prevention Bylaw No. 2037]() bans noise that disturbs, or tends to disturb, the quiet, peace, rest, enjoyment, comfort or convenience of people nearby in Salmon Arm. This applies before 7 a.m. and after 10 p.m., in public or private places, on any day. Owners and occupiers must not let their property be used that way. The bylaw sets no decibel limits. ## Steps 1. Keep disturbing noise, including construction, repair, demolition, excavation or filling, to between 7 a.m. and 10 p.m. 2. If work must happen in the restricted hours, ask the Operations Manager for written approval first. 3. To report noise, hand a Bylaw Complaint Form to the Customer Service Centre at City Hall, or use the online Request Tracker. Anonymous complaints are not accepted. ## Good to know - The bylaw has no separate Sunday or holiday rule. - Amplified sound, and animals or birds that disturb the neighbourhood, are banned at any hour. - Outdoor public address systems need a permit. Boat engines with dry stacks or dry headers are banned. - Exemptions include emergency and fire vehicles, church bells, licensed dance halls (noon to 2 a.m.), approved businesses, industry and agriculture, and public gatherings approved by the Municipal Clerk. - Municipal ticket: $100 for each listed noise offence under [Bylaw 2760](). - Barking dogs fall under the Animal Control Bylaw: more than 10 minutes continuously or 20 minutes sporadically. Tickets are $100 for a first offence, $200 for a second and $350 for a third or later. - Noise in City parks: $250 for noise liable to disturb, $100 for amplified sound. - Bylaw Enforcement is at 250-803-4000. The City pages give no after-hours noise number. ## Official forms and pages - [Noise Prevention Bylaw No. 2037 (PDF)](https://www.salmonarm.ca/DocumentCenter/View/150/Noise-Prevention-Bylaw-No-2037) - [Common Bylaw Violations](https://www.salmonarm.ca/457/Common-Bylaw-Violations) ## Related questions - [Salmon Arm bylaw fines and how tickets work](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salmon-arm/bylaw-fines.md) ## The same question elsewhere - [Noise bylaws in British Columbia: quiet hours, construction hours and fines by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/noise-rules.md) ## Sources - [Noise Prevention Bylaw No. 2037 (PDF), City of Salmon Arm](https://www.salmonarm.ca/DocumentCenter/View/150/Noise-Prevention-Bylaw-No-2037) (read 2026-11-05) - [Ticket Information Utilization Bylaw No. 2760 (consolidated, PDF), Schedule 5](https://www.salmonarm.ca/DocumentCenter/View/222/2760-Bylaw---Ticket-Information-Utilization) (read 2026-11-05) - [Common Bylaw Violations, City of Salmon Arm](https://www.salmonarm.ca/457/Common-Bylaw-Violations) (read 2026-11-05) - [Bylaw Enforcement Services, City of Salmon Arm](https://www.salmonarm.ca/455/Bylaw-Enforcement-Services) (read 2026-11-05) - [Staff Directory • Salmon Arm, BC • CivicEngage](https://www.salmonarm.ca/m/directory) (read 2026-11-05) _Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 7 of 8 facts was matched to the official text; 1 could not be confirmed. 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