[Adopted 1-15-1992 by Ord. No. 92-1]
The Supervisors of East Brandywine Township, finding that excessive levels of sound are detrimental to the physical, mental and social well-being of the people as well as to their comfort, living conditions, general welfare and safety and being therefor a public health and welfare hazard, hereby declares it to be necessary to provide for the greater control and more effective regulation of excessive sound and the sources of excessive sound within East Brandywine Township.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
NOISE DISTURBANCE
Any sound which:
A. 
Endangers or injures the safety or health of humans or animals;
B. 
Annoys or disturbs a reasonable person of normal sensitivities; or
C. 
Endangers or injures personal or real property.
It shall be illegal within East Brandywine Township for any person or persons to own, possess, harbor, or control any animal or bird which makes any noise continuously and/or incessantly for a period of 10 minutes or makes such noise intermittently for one-half hour or more which results in a noise disturbance to any person at any time of the day or night regardless of whether the animal or bird is physically situated in or upon private property, said noise disturbance being a nuisance; provided, that at the time the animal or bird is making such noise no person is trespassing or threatening to trespass upon private property in or upon which the animal or bird is situated nor is there any other legitimate cause which justifiably provoked the animal or bird.
This article shall not be deemed to prohibit or otherwise declare unlawful any agricultural operations protected from the nuisance suits by Act 1982, June 10 PL. 454, No. 133.
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $300, and/or to imprisonment for a term not to exceed 90 days.