Town of Rockport, MA Chapter 250 Noise

[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Meeting of the Town of Rockport 3-22-1997 (Ch. 14C of the 1997 Code of By-laws). Amendments noted where applicable.]

§ 250-1 Sounding of car horns.

No person shall unnecessarily sound a car horn on public or private ways, creating a loud noise or disturbance.

§ 250-2 Sound devices in motor vehicles.

[Added 9-11-2000; amended 9-8-2025 FTM by Art. G]

A. No person shall play any radio, music player such as a boom box or any audio system, or use any device to increase muffler or motor sounds in any type of motor vehicle at such a volume as to be clearly audible from 50 feet away, which annoys, disturbs or endangers the quiet, comfort or repose of persons within the Town of Rockport.

B. The following penalties shall apply to violations of §§ 250-1 and 250-2:

(1) First offense: mandatory warning citation.

(2) Second offense: $50.

(3) Third offense: $100.

(4) Fourth and each subsequent offense: $300.[1]

[1] Editor's Note: Original Ch. 14C, Sec. 3, Gas-powered leaf blowers, adopted 4-6-2024 ATM by Art. L, which immediately followed, was repealed 4-28-2025 STM by Art. C.