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State Noise Statutes & Regulations

Here you will find state noise-related statutes and regulations.

This site is currently under construction. Currently you can access the noise statutes or noise-related regulations of the following states:


California
Colorado
Delaware
Florida
Illinois
Hawaii
Maryland
Massachusetts
Minnesota
Missouri
New Jersey
Oregon

State Watercraft Noise Regulations

The table below lists which of the fifty states have comprehensive state-wide noise regulations. The table also shows contact information and if the state ofers a model ordinance and/or support to local governments. This survey was compiled in December of 1997. Explanations of the different columns are listed after the survey.

State Noise Regulation Survey

State

State Reg.

Impulse

Model Ordinance

Support

Contact

Phone

AK

NO

NO

NO

NO

Billie Willson

907-465-5061

AL

NO

NO

NO

NO

Blake Roper

1-800-533-2336

AR

NO

NO

NO

NO

NA

501-682-0744

AZ

NO

NO

NO

YES

Fred Garcia

602-255-8639

CA

NO

NO

YES

NO

NA

916-445-3846

CO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NA

303-692-3100

CT

YES*

YES

YES

NO

Joe Pulaski

860-424-3373

DC

YES

NA

NO

NO

James Hauser

202-727-7266

DE

YES*

YES

NO

NO

JoAnna Austin

302-739-4791

FL

NO

NO

NO

NO

Don Trussell

904-488-3601

GA

NO

NO

NO

NO

NA

404-656-4713

HI

YES

YES

NO

YES

James Toma

808-586-4700

IA

NO

NO

N0

NO

Christine Spackman

515-281-8969

ID

NO

NO

NO

NO

NA

208-373-0502

IL

YES

YES

YES

YES

Greg Zak

217-785-7726

IN

NO

NO

NO

NO

Tim Method

317-232-8603

KS

NO

NO

NO

NO

Jan Sides

913-296-1593

KY

YES*

NO

YES

NO

Kenith Hienes

502-564-2150

LA

NO

NO

NO

NO

NA

504-765-0741

MA

YES

NO

NO

NO

NA

617-292-5630

MD

YES

YES

YES

YES

Dave Jarinko

410-537-3938

ME

YES

NO

NO

NO

NA

207-287-3261

MI

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

517-373-7917

MN

YES

NO

YES

YES

Brain Timerson

612-296-7898

MO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NA

573-751-4422

MS

NO

NO

NO

NO

NA

601-961-5100

MT

NO

NO

NO

NO

NA

406-444-4820

NC

NO

NO

NO

NO

Tom Mather

919-715-7408

ND

NO

NO

YES

NO

Jim Killingbeck

701-328-5150

NE

NO

NO

NO

NO

NA

402-471-2186

NH

NO

NO

NO

NO

NA

603-271-1370

NJ

YES

YES

YES

NO

Eric Zwerling

908-932-8065

NM

NO

NO

NO

NO

NA

505-827-2855

NV

NO

NO

NO

NO

NA

702-687-5065

NY

NO

NO

NO

NO

NA

518-457-7230

OH

NO

NO

NO

NO

NA

614-644-3020

OK

NO

NO

NO

NO

NA

405-271-8056

OR

YES*

NA

YES

NO

Linda Wichart

503-229-5388

PA

NO

NO

NO

NO

NA

717-787-4325

RI

NO

NO

NO

NO

NA

401-277-2771

SC

NO

NO

NO

NO

NA

803-734-4750

SD

NO

NO

NO

NO

Brad Schultz

605-773-3351

TN

NO

NO

NO

NO

NA

615-241-3600

TX

NO

NO

NO

NO

NA

512-239-3165

UT

NO

NO

NO

NO

NA

801-536-4000

VA

NO

NO

NO

NO

NA

804-698-4020

VT

NO

NO

NO

NO

NA

802-241-3600

WA

YES*

NO

NO

NO

Jerry Lenssen

360-470-6703

WI

NO

NO

NO

NO

Penny Kanable

608-264-8892

WV

NO

NO

NO

NO

NA

304-759-0515

WY

NO

NO

NO

NO

Dan Olson

307-777-7391


* State has a noise regulation on the books but does not enforce it.

Impulse = State regulation includes guidelines for impulse noise. Impulse noise is defined as: a) Either a single sound pressure peak (with either a rise time less than 200 milliseconds or total duration less than 200 milliseconds) or multiple sound pressure peaks (with either rise time less than 200 milliseconds or total duration less than 200 milliseconds) spaced at least by 200 millisecond pauses, b) A sharp sound pressure peak occurring in a short interval of time.
State Reg. = State does/does not have a noise regulation on the books.
Model Ordinance = State provides a model noise ordinance for municipalities.
Support = State provides some sort of support and/or training to municipalities enacting a noise ordinance

State Watercraft Noise Regulations

Florida

Illinois

Kentucky

Nevada

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Utah

Virginia


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