No Harford County or town ordinance sets fixed yard sale hours. Sales run during daytime by custom, and the real limits are the noise ordinance and sign rules, not a stated opening or closing time.
Neither Harford County nor Aberdeen, Bel Air, or Havre de Grace publishes start and end times for residential garage sales. Aberdeen's rule at Municipal Code 17.56.095 caps the number and length of sales in days, not the hours within a day, so daytime operation is simply the norm. The constraints that actually bite are general: town noise ordinances restrict amplified sound and early-morning disturbance, and sign rules bar posting on public property. A sale that runs late, blocks a sidewalk, or plays loud music draws a noise or obstruction complaint rather than a garage sale hours citation.
No town sets a yard sale hours penalty. Early or late sales that generate amplified noise or block a sidewalk are handled under general noise and obstruction rules instead, with municipal fines.
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