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Noise Ordinances in Attleboro, MA (2026)

3 verified noise ordinances for Attleboro, Massachusetts, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.

Verified from official government sources

Quiet Hours

Attleboro adopted a noise ordinance giving police the ability to issue citations and fines for excessive noise. Noise plainly audible at 200 feet may trigger enforcement. The MassDEP 310 CMR 7.10 regulation also applies, prohibiting sound exceeding ambient levels by more than 10 dBA at the property line.

Attleboro Quiet Hours & Noise Ordinance

Some Restrictions

MGL Ch. 40, Section 21(22)

Section 21. Towns may, for the purposes hereinafter named, make such ordinances and by-laws, not repugnant to law, as they may judge most conducive to their welfare, which shall be binding upon all inhabitants thereof and all persons within their limits. They may, except as herein provided, affix penalties for breaches thereof not exceeding three hundred dollars for each offense, which shall en...

Construction Hours

Attleboro regulates construction noise under its general noise ordinance and zoning provisions. Any use that is significantly offensive or detrimental to surrounding properties by reason of excessive noise may be restricted. Standard construction hours follow typical Massachusetts municipal practice.

Attleboro Construction Noise Hours

Some Restrictions

Barking Dogs

Attleboro addresses nuisance dogs under its animal control ordinance and state law MGL Ch. 140. Dogs that habitually bark or cause disturbances may result in enforcement action. Animal Control (27A Pond Street North) handles complaints.

Attleboro Barking Dog Regulations

Some Restrictions

MGL Ch. 140, Section 157

Section 157. (a) Any person may file a complaint in writing to the hearing authority that a dog owned or kept in the city or town is a nuisance dog or a dangerous dog; provided, however, that no dog shall be deemed dangerous: (i) solely based upon growling or barking or solely growling and barking; (ii) based upon the breed of the dog; or (iii) if the dog was reacting to another animal or to a ...

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County ordinances apply to unincorporated areas and may supplement Attleboro city rules.

Noise Ordinances in Bristol County