[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village
of Canisteo 12-3-1957 by Ord. No.
9. Amendments noted where applicable.]
A.
All noises that disturb the peace or interfere with the health and
quiet of the residents of the Village are prohibited at all times.
B.
It shall be unlawful for any person to keep or harbor any dog, cat
or other animal that produces, creates and emits noises of a degree
and kind to disturb the peace, sleep or quiet of the neighbors.
It shall be unlawful for any operator of a motor vehicle or
occupant thereof or any other person to sound a horn or other signaling
device except when necessary to protect human or animal life or property.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
It shall be unlawful for any person to locate any stereo system,
radio, television, phonograph or similar device so as to or that may
project sound into the highways or neighborhood for advertising or
business purposes or to cause or suffer or allow any loud, excessive
or unusual noises in the operation of such device, whether for advertising
or other purpose, which noise shall disturb the comfort, peace and
quiet of persons in the vicinity.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Original Section 4, concerning the blasting
of rock or other substances with explosives, which immediately followed
this section, was repealed 4-3-1989 by L.L. No. 4-1989.
[Amended 4-3-1989 by L.L.
No. 4-1989]
The Village Board of Trustees may, at its discretion, permit
the use of amplification to project noise and sound on the Village
streets for advertising purposes if the same is for the benefit of
the public or in the event that there is satisfactory evidence for
the need of the same within the discretion of the Village Board of
Trustees.
[Amended 4-3-1989 by L.L.
No. 4-1989]
Any person violating this chapter shall be subject to a fine
of not more than $250 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding
15 days, or both.
