Erie County, New York has no countywide leaf-blower ordinance and no gas-blower ban. Any leaf-blower time limits come from your town, city, or village noise code, such as Buffalo Chapter 293 or Cheektowaga Chapter 166. New York State does not ban gas leaf blowers.
The Erie County local laws index contains no leaf-blower or lawn-equipment noise provision, and New York State has not enacted a statewide gas-blower ban like California's. Leaf blowers in Erie County are regulated only by the municipality where they are used. Buffalo folds powered-equipment noise into Chapter 293; Cheektowaga's Chapter 166 (Noise) covers yard equipment and applies its nighttime restrictions; other towns treat blowers as general noise sources under their own chapters. There is no county time-of-day rule, decibel cap, or seasonal restriction. In unincorporated areas without a local ordinance, extreme or nighttime blower use could be addressed under Penal Law Section 240.20(2), but ordinary daytime residential use is not restricted at the county level.
Because there is no county leaf-blower rule, any penalty comes from the local noise ordinance, such as Buffalo Chapter 293 or Cheektowaga Chapter 166, typically an escalating fine. Otherwise only a Penal Law 240.20 violation applies.
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