TOWN OF LAFLECHE

BYLAW NO. 391-03 

A BYLAW TO PROVIDE FOR THE CONTROL OF UNNECESSARY NOISE.

The Council of the Town of Lafleche, in the Province of Saskatchewan, enacts as follows:

1.)                  No person shall make or continue any loud, unnecessary or unusual noise, which disturbs the comfort and repose of any other persons within the limits of the town.

2.)                  No person shall allow property belonging to them or under their control to be used so that there originates from the property any loud, unnecessary or unusual noise which disturbs the comfort or repose of other persons in the vicinity of such property or generally within the limits of the town.

3.)                  What is a noise of a level to interfere with the comfort or repose of any person so as to justify a prosecution under this bylaw is a question of fact for the Summary Conviction Court that hears the charge.

4.)                  In the absence of any other evidence, or by way of corroboration of any other evidence, the Summary Conviction Court may infer from the evidence of a peace officer relating to the conduct of any person or persons, whether ascertained or not, that the comfort or repose of any other person within the limits of the town was disturbed.

5.)                  For the purpose of this bylaw all outdoor yard maintenance equipment such as, but not limited to, lawn mowers, roto-tillers, chain saws etc. shall be prohibited from use within the town limits between the hours of 10 p.m. until 8 a.m. the following day.

6.)                  A person who contravenes this bylaw is guilty of an office and liable on summary conviction to a fine of not less than $200 nor more than $500 and in default of payment to imprisonment for not less than thirty days nor more than ninety days.

7.)                  That Bylaw No. 330-96 hereby is repealed.