Amplified music rules in Davis County, UT — also called sound permit, PA system, or live music ordinances — set decibel limits, time-of-day restrictions, and when permits are required.
Bountiful City Code 5-6-102 makes it unlawful to operate any sound amplifier outdoors, or indoors to reach people outdoors, without a current amplified sound license. Layton bars sound devices plainly audible at the property line from 9 p.m. to 7 a.m. The county sets no general rule.
Davis County has no countywide amplified-music ordinance; cities regulate it. Bountiful City Code Chapter 5-6 requires an amplified sound license for any sound amplifier (public address systems, loudspeakers, boom boxes, electronic instruments) used outdoors, or indoors when it reaches people outdoors, anywhere in the city. A police officer may summarily revoke the license if the noise ordinance is being violated or the sound is unreasonably disturbing neighbors. Layton (Ord. 08-20) makes it unlawful to operate any device for producing or reproducing sound between 9 p.m. and 7 a.m. in a way plainly audible at the property boundary. For events, apply for the city permit and keep volume down after hours.
License required in Bountiful; revocable on probable cause. Layton violations are a class B misdemeanor.
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