Code of Massachusetts Regulations
310 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Title 310 CMR 7.00 - Air Pollution Control
Section 7.10 - U Noise

Universal Citation: 310 MA Code of Regs 310.7

Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024

(1) No person owning, leasing, or controlling a source of sound shall willfully, negligently, or through failure to provide necessary equipment, service, or maintenance or to take necessary precautions cause, suffer, allow, or permit unnecessary emissions from said source of sound that may cause noise.

(2)310 CMR 7.10(1) shall pertain to, but shall not be limited to, prolonged unattended sounding of burglar alarms, construction and demolition equipment which characteristically emit sound but which may be fitted and accommodated with equipment such as enclosures to suppress sound or may be operated in a manner so as to suppress sound, suppressible and preventable industrial and commercial sources of sound, and other man-made sounds that cause noise.

(3)310 CMR 7.10(1) shall not apply to sounds emitted during and associated with:

(a) parades, public gatherings, or sporting events, for which permits have been issued provided that said parades, public gatherings, or sporting events in one city or town do not cause noise in another city or town;

(b) emergency police, fire, and ambulance vehicles;

(c) police, fire, and civil and national defense activities;

(d) domestic equipment such as lawn mowers and power saws between the hours of 7:00 A.M. and 9:00 P.M.

(4)310 CMR 7.10(1) is subject to the enforcement provisions specified in 310 CMR 7.52.

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