GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1991

H	1 

HOUSE BILL 85

Short Title:  Currituck County Noise Districts.	(Local)
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Sponsors: Representatives James; and Thompson.
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Referred to:  Local and Regional Government II.
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February 18, 1991

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE CURRITUCK COUNTY TO ESTABLISH NOISE DISTRICTS AND TO REGULATE NOISE WITHIN THOSE DISTRICTS.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 153A-133 reads as rewritten:
"§ 153A-133. Noise regulation.
(a)	A county may by ordinance regulate, restrict, or prohibit the production or emission of noises or amplified speech, music, or other sounds that tend to annoy, disturb, or frighten its citizens. 
(b)	A county may establish districts within that county and may regulate unreasonably loud noise within those districts."
Sec. 2.  This act applies only to Currituck County.
Sec. 3.  This act is effective upon ratification.