In Dakota County parks, outdoor amplified music is limited to 7 a.m.-10 p.m. and may not create a nuisance under Ordinance 107, often needing a permit. On private property, outdoor music is a city matter under Minnesota's MPCA noise standard.
Dakota County's only direct outdoor-music authority is its Park Ordinance (No. 107). Section 4.2 allows amplified sound in parks only when it does not create a nuisance and occurs between 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m., frequently under a Special Use Permit. It is also unlawful in parks to operate radios, instruments, Bluetooth speakers, or loudspeakers so as to disturb wildlife, other visitors, or adjacent residents. Outdoor music at a private home is not a county matter; it falls under your city's nuisance code and the statewide standard (Minn. R. 7030: 60 dBA day, 50 dBA night, residential).
In county parks, punishable under Ordinance 107 pursuant to Minn. Stat. 398.34. On private property, your city enforces outdoor-music nuisance limits.
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