Cheyenne, WY Noise Ordinances: Amplified Music & Outdoor Sound (2026)
Amplified music rules in Cheyenne, WY, also called sound permit, PA system, or live music ordinances, set decibel limits, time-of-day restrictions, and when permits are required.
Key Facts
- Permit needed
- Written police chief permission required
- Permit cost
- $15 through city clerk
- Noise limit
- 80 dB measured at 25 feet
- Max fine
- $750 misdemeanor fine
- Governs
- Streets, alleys, public property
Summary
Cheyenne bans loudspeakers, sound cars, and sound trucks on streets, alleys, or public property without written permission from the police chief and a $15 noise permit.
No person shall operate upon any street, alley or public property of the city any loudspeakers, sound cars or sound trucks without first obtaining written permission from the police chief and a permit in accordance with Section 8.56.060. A copy of the written permission shall be kept on file in the office of the city clerk outlining the parameters of the approval.
(Ord. No. 4328, § 1, 11-9-20; 2001 In-house code § 30-40)
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 73).
Full Breakdown
Cheyenne City Code 8.56.070 requires anyone operating loudspeakers, sound cars, or sound trucks on a street, alley, or public property to get written permission from the police chief plus a permit under Section 8.56.060, which costs $15 through the city clerk. Beyond the permit requirement, Section 8.56.010 separately bans excessive or unusually loud noise citywide, measured under Section 8.56.040 at more than 80 decibels from 25 feet away. A first violation of the general noise ban is a misdemeanor punishable by up to a $750 fine; unpermitted amplified sound on public property violates the loudspeaker permit rule directly.
Violations & Fines
Operating loudspeakers or sound trucks without the police-chief permit violates 8.56.070; general excessive-noise violations under 8.56.010 are a misdemeanor with fines up to $750.
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