5 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 5 cities in Worcester County, Massachusetts.
Verified from official government sources
Worcester County, MA has no county government and passes no ordinances. All noise rules are set by individual cities and towns. The county government was abolished July 1, 1998 (St. 1997, c. 48). Each of the 60 municipalities sets its own quiet hours.
No county ordinance. Construction hour restrictions are set by individual cities and towns within Worcester County. Contact the relevant city or town building department.
No county ordinance. Dog and animal noise complaints are handled by individual city and town animal control officers. Each municipality sets its own nuisance standards under MGL c. 140.
Worcester County, MA has no county-level leaf blower ordinance because Massachusetts abolished Worcester County government in 1998 under Chapter 48 of the Acts of 1997. Rules are set by each of the 60 cities and towns, with Worcester (city), Fitchburg, Leominster, and Shrewsbury each setting their own hours and restrictions.
Amplified music rules in Worcester County are set by each of the 60 municipalities — Worcester, Fitchburg, Leominster, and others each require entertainment licenses or special event permits. MGL c. 140 §183A governs entertainment licensing statewide, and MGL c. 272 §53 (disturbing the peace) applies as a fallback.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 272, § 53 (Penalty for disorderly persons)
Section 53. (a) Common night walkers, common street walkers, both male and female, persons who with offensive and disorderly acts or language accost or annoy another person, lewd, wanton and lascivious persons in speech or behavior, keepers of noisy and disorderly houses, and persons guilty of indecent exposure shall be punished by imprisonment in a jail or house of correction for not more than...
5 cities in Worcester County have their own noise ordinances rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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