Noise Ordinances in Quincy, MA (2026)

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40, § 21(22) (Municipal Authority to Control and Abate Noise)

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... (22) For con...

Quincy Municipal Code § 215-5(A)(1)

A person must not cause or permit noise levels from construction activity that exceed the following levels: (a) From 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. weekdays: [1] Seventy-five dBA if the Department has not approved a noise-suppression plan for the activity; or [2] Eight-five dBA if the Department has approved a noise-suppression plan for the activity. (b) The level specified in § 215-4 at all other times.

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 140, § 157(a) (Nuisance or Dangerous Dogs; Complaint Procedure)

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 ...

Quincy Municipal Code § 215-8(A)

This chapter does not apply to: A. Residential landscaping equipment maintained in accordance with the manufacturer's specifications. B. Emergency operations by fire and rescue services, police agencies, or public utilities and their contractors. C. A source or condition expressly subject to any state or federal noise control law or regulation that is more stringent than this chapter. ...

Quincy Municipal Code § 215-8(D)

Sound, not electronically amplified, created between 7:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. by sports, amusements, or entertainment events or other public gatherings operating according to the requirements of the appropriate permit or licensing authority. This includes athletic contests, carnivals, fairgrounds, parades, band and orchestra activities, and public celebrations, except in areas designated noise-...

Quincy Municipal Code § 215-4(A)

A person, business, event, contraption, or animal must not cause a noise disturbance or permit noise levels that exceed the following levels when measured on the receiving property/receiving noise area: Nonresidential noise area: Daytime 77, Nighttime 72. Residential noise area: Daytime 75, Nighttime 65.