Bishop, CA Noise Ordinances: Leaf Blower Rules (2026)

Inyo County's code contains no leaf-blower-specific provisions, which is common for rural California counties. There is no prohibited-hours window, no gas-versus-electric restriction, and no decibel limit aimed at leaf blowers in the unincorporated areas. If leaf-blower use becomes a genuine disturbance, the County addresses it the same way it handles other neighborhood noise: as a potential public nuisance under Title 22 code enforcement, or under California Penal Code 415(2), which prohibits maliciously and willfully disturbing another person by loud and unreasonable noise. Separately, a statewide California law (AB 1346) directs the Air Resources Board to prohibit the sale of new gas-powered small off-road engines - which include most gas leaf blowers - to cut emissions. That is a state-level sales and emissions measure, not an Inyo County noise ordinance, and it does not set local operating hours or decibel limits. Residents in communities like Bishop's outlying county areas, Lone Pine and Independence should expect leaf-blower complaints to be evaluated case-by-case rather than against a fixed rule.