The Borough of Morrisville, 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 the Borough of
Morrisville.
It shall be illegal within the Borough of Morrisville 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 to the disturbance of
any person any time of the day or night regardless of whether the animal or
bird is physically situated in or upon private property, said noise 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 No. 1982-133.
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.