Noise Ordinances in Bernalillo County, NM (2026)
7 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Bernalillo County, New Mexico.
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Quiet Hours
Bernalillo County bans running radios, TVs, stereos or similar sound equipment loudly enough to disturb neighbors between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. in unincorporated areas; Albuquerque and the villages enforce their own separate noise curfews.
Bernalillo County Nighttime Noise Curfew
Some RestrictionsBernalillo County Code § 30-117
It shall be unlawful for any person within any zone of the county to use or operate any radio receiving set, musical instrument, phonograph, television set, or other machine or device for the producing or reproducing or amplifying of sound between the hours of 10:00 p.m. of one day and 7:00 a.m. of the following day, in such a manner as to disturb the peace, quiet and comfort of neighboring res...
Construction Hours
Outside construction or repair work within a residential zone, or within 500 feet of one, is barred between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. unless the county manager issues a permit beforehand.
Bernalillo County Construction Noise Hours
Some RestrictionsBernalillo County Code § 30-122
It shall be unlawful for any person within a residential zone, or within a radius of 500 feet therefrom, to operate equipment or perform any outside construction or repair work on buildings, structures, or projects or to operate any piledriver, steam shovel, pneumatic hammer, derrick, steam or electric hoist, or other construction type device (between the hours of 10:00 p.m. of one day and 7:00...
Barking Dogs
Bernalillo County Code section 30-120 bars keeping any animal or fowl that, by sound, cry, or behavioral noise lasting an unusual length of time, causes annoyance or discomfort to a person in a residential neighborhood. The rule sits inside the county's noise ordinance, so a barking-dog complaint is enforced with the same decibel standards and nuisance remedies as any other noise violation.
Bernalillo County Barking Dog Noise Rule
Some RestrictionsBernalillo County Code § 30-120
No person shall keep or maintain, or permit the keeping of upon any premises owned, occupied or controlled by such person, any animal or fowl otherwise permitted to be kept which, by any sound, cry or behavioral noise for an unusual length of time, shall cause annoyance or discomfort to a person residing in any residential neighborhood.
Amplified Music & Outdoor Sound
Amplified outdoor music and loudspeaker use in unincorporated Bernalillo County must register with the county's permits and licenses division, run only between 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m., and stay within 15 dB(A) above ambient noise at the property line.
Bernalillo County Outdoor Amplified Sound Rules
Some RestrictionsBernalillo County Code § 30-125
The operation of sound amplifying equipment shall only occur between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. each day. No operation of sound amplifying equipment for commercial purposes shall be permitted on Sundays or legal holidays...No sound emanating from sound amplifying equipment shall exceed 15 dB(A) above the ambient as measured at any property line...sound amplifying equipment for commer...
Aircraft Noise
Aircraft and helicopters flying over unincorporated Bernalillo County may not produce noise exceeding 90 dB(A), and jet engine testing near homes is capped at 50 dB(A) between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m., unless FAA rules exempt the flight.
Bernalillo County Aircraft & Helicopter Noise Limit
Some RestrictionsBernalillo County Code § 30-127
(a)Excessive sound prohibited. It shall be unlawful for any person to operate or cause to be operated any type of aircraft over the county which produces noise levels exceeding 90 dB(A) within the county. ... (c)Jet engine testing. It shall be unlawful for any person to operate, run up or test or cause to be operated, run up or tested an aircraft jet engine which creates a noise level of 50 dB(...
Decibel Limits
Bernalillo County caps industrial-zone sound at 75 dB(A) in daytime and 70 dB(A) at night, measured at the receiving property line under Code § 30-115.
Bernalillo County Industrial Noise Limits
Some RestrictionsBernalillo County Code § 30-115
Except as otherwise provided in this article, no person shall make or continue, cause to be made or continued, or allow to be made or continued, any sound resulting in an exceedance of the following limits as measured on any other property receiving the sound: ... 70 dB(A) nighttime Industrial; 75 dB(A) daytime Industrial. Sound projecting from property of one land use category onto property of...
Vehicle Noise
Unincorporated Bernalillo County bans modifying a muffler to make a vehicle louder than stock and sets decibel limits for vehicles by type, weight and speed.
Bernalillo County Vehicle Noise Limits
Some RestrictionsBernalillo County Code § 30-123(b)(5)
No person shall modify or change the exhaust muffler, intake muffler or any other noise abatement device of a motor vehicle in a manner such that the noise emitted by the motor vehicle is increased above that emitted by the motor vehicle as originally manufactured.
Noise Ordinances by City in Bernalillo County
1 cities in Bernalillo County have their own noise ordinances rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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