10 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Ramsey County, Minnesota.
Verified from official government sources
Ramsey County sets no countywide quiet hours — your city does. In St. Paul (the county seat), nighttime runs 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m., when the residential limit drops to 55 dBA and audible noise becomes a violation.
Ramsey County sets no countywide construction hours — your city does. St. Paul (county seat) caps construction/demolition noise at 85 dBA (L10) measured 50 feet from the source, and restricts noisy work near residences at night.
There is no countywide animal-control ordinance — each Ramsey County city handles barking dogs. In St. Paul (county seat), a dog that howls, yelps or barks to the reasonable annoyance of another person is a violation; call St. Paul Animal Control.
St. Paul Legislative Code § 200.14
Dogs cannot be allowed to howl, yelp, or bark to the reasonable annoyance of another person.
Ramsey County sets no leaf-blower ordinance — your city does. St. Paul (county seat) treats leaf blowers as domestic power tools, barred between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. when audible enough to disturb nearby residents.
Ramsey County sets no amplified-sound rule — your city does. In St. Paul (county seat), radios, instruments and sound devices audible at the property line between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. are prima facie evidence of a violation.
Neither Ramsey County nor its cities regulate in-flight aircraft noise — that is federally preempted by the FAA. The Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) handles airport noise programs for the Twin Cities, including St. Paul Downtown Airport.
Minnesota's statewide standards cap industrial noise: heavy-industrial areas (Class 3) at L50 75 / L10 80 dBA day and night (Minn. R. 7030.0040). St. Paul mirrors this at 80 dBA for industrial districts. The county sets no separate limit.
Minn. R. 7030.0040, subp. 2
Noise Area Classification 3 — daytime L50 75, L10 80; nighttime L50 75, L10 80.
Minnesota's statewide noise standards (Minn. R. 7030.0040) set the floor: residential areas cap at L50 60 / L10 65 dBA daytime and L50 50 / L10 55 dBA nighttime. St. Paul matches these limits by land-use class.
Minn. R. 7030.0040, subp. 2
Noise Area Classification 1 — daytime L50 60, L10 65; nighttime L50 50, L10 55. Classification 2 — daytime L50 65, L10 70; nighttime L50 65, L10 70. Classification 3 — daytime L50 75, L10 80; nighttime L50 75, L10 80.
Ramsey County sets no outdoor-music rule for private property — your city does. In St. Paul, outdoor sound audible 50 feet away between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. is prima facie a violation, and amplified public events need a city permit.
Minnesota state law, not Ramsey County, governs vehicle noise. Every motor vehicle must have a working muffler; cutouts and bypasses are illegal (Minn. Stat. § 169.69). St. Paul adds fines for stereos audible 50 feet away.
Minn. Stat. § 169.69
Every motor vehicle shall at all times be equipped with a muffler in good working order which blends the exhaust noise into the overall vehicle noise and is in constant operation to prevent excessive or unusual noise, and no person shall use a muffler cutout, bypass, or similar device upon a motor vehicle on a street or highway.
1 cities in Ramsey County have their own noise ordinances rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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