Moore, OK Noise Ordinances: Amplified Music & Outdoor Sound (2026)

City Code § 10-414 declares it an excessive or unusual noise violation to operate or permit the operation of any device designed for sound production, amplification or reproduction, including any radio, musical instrument, phonograph, equipment, electronic audio equipment, television set, tape recorder or loudspeaker, on public property or a public right-of-way so that it is plainly audible 50 feet or more from the device, unless the operator holds a permit issued by the city manager under § 10-416. That permit route exists for undue-hardship situations, such as a temporary event that cannot otherwise comply, and generally runs no more than three days.

The section applies on top of the separate 500-foot buffer the code sets around schools, churches, hospitals and courts between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., and the flat ban on operating amplification equipment at a city-owned park loud enough to exceed 65 decibels at the park's boundary. A related clause requires any place of public entertainment running a loudspeaker or amplifier to post a hearing-impairment warning sign at each public entrance if patrons could be present. Section 10-418 makes any violation a municipal offense, charging a continuous disturbance as one offense per day and a stop-and-start disturbance as a separate offense each time.