Noise Ordinances in New Mexico (2026)

Albuquerque has no blanket curfew but enforces zoning-based decibel limits. Under Noise Control Ordinance section…

Bernalillo County bans running radios, TVs, stereos or similar sound equipment loudly enough to disturb neighbors…

Doña Ana County bans any unreasonably loud noise between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. on weeknights (midnight to 6 a.m. on…

Las Cruces sets no fixed decibel limit or clock-based quiet hours. Its noise ordinance (Sec. 19-121) bans any loud or…

Between 9 p.m. and 7 a.m., Santa Fe bars running a radio, TV, musical instrument, phonograph or similar device in a way…

Under Noise Control Ordinance section 9-9-4(D), no construction equipment may operate within 500 feet of…

Outside construction or repair work within a residential zone, or within 500 feet of one, is barred between 10:00 p.m…

Doña Ana County bars nighttime construction, repair, demolition or excavation and grading work that disturbs neighbors…

Construction, repair or demolition work on buildings, roadways, utilities or infrastructure that disturbs the comfort…

Rio Rancho, New Mexico exempts construction, demolition, and repair noise from its decibel limits only when the work is…

Santa Fe bars construction, repair, alteration and demolition equipment from running between 9 p.m. and 7 a.m. in…

Noise Control Ordinance section 9-9-4(C) makes it unlawful to allow an animal in your possession to 'persistently or…

Bernalillo County Code section 30-120 bars keeping any animal or fowl that, by sound, cry, or behavioral noise lasting…

Doña Ana County bans letting a dog or other animal persistently or continuously bark, howl or make species-typical…

Las Cruces treats a barking or howling animal as a nuisance once the noise runs more than ten minutes and reaches…

Rio Rancho prohibits letting any animal persistently or continuously bark, howl, or otherwise disturb the peace of…

Sandoval County's animal code makes it unlawful for any animal to unreasonably bark, howl, or otherwise disturb the…

Santa Fe makes it unlawful to own or keep an animal that "habitually howls, yelps, whines, barks, or makes other…

Albuquerque bans running a leaf blower, or other outdoor power equipment, within 500 feet of a home, school or hospital…

Doña Ana County bars running leaf blowers, power mowers, rototillers and similar outdoor power equipment at nighttime…

Rio Rancho, New Mexico bars outdoor power equipment, sweepers, mowers, leaf and snow blowers, rototillers, and power…

Amplified music and sound equipment that would otherwise break Las Cruces's noise limits needs a temporary permit from…

Santa Fe bars anyone from running a loudspeaker or sound-amplifying equipment on a street, sidewalk, park or other…

Amplified music must stay within the section 9-9-4 decibel limits. The Mayor may grant a free Temporary Permit for…

Amplified outdoor music and loudspeaker use in unincorporated Bernalillo County must register with the county's permits…

Doña Ana County bars nighttime live music, radios, stereos or other sound amplifying equipment from exceeding the Code…

Rio Rancho caps sound crossing the property line at 55 dB(A) daytime and 50 dB(A) nighttime in residential zones…

Aircraft and helicopters flying over unincorporated Bernalillo County may not produce noise exceeding 90 dB(A), and jet…

Land uses near an airport other than Las Cruces International face specific limits under Land Development Code Section…

Albuquerque's Noise Control Ordinance does not regulate aircraft. Section 9-9-8 expressly exempts sounds or vibrations…

Albuquerque's Noise Control Ordinance sets numeric sound limits by receptor zone and time of day, from 50 dB(A) in…

Bernalillo County caps industrial-zone sound at 75 dB(A) in daytime and 70 dB(A) at night, measured at the receiving…

Doña Ana County caps nighttime sound at 50 dB(A) on residential and noise-sensitive property, 60 dB(A) on…

Las Cruces caps off-highway vehicle noise at 96 decibels, measured under SAE standard J-1287, and bars selling any ATV…

Rio Rancho, New Mexico caps noise from industrial and warehousing-district sources at 75 dB(A) daytime and 70 dB(A)…

Sandoval County caps sand and gravel mining noise at 70 dBA next to homes, schools, churches and offices and 75 dBA…

Santa Fe caps stationary noise by zone and time of day: 50 dBA overnight and 55 dBA daytime in residential zones…

Albuquerque bans vehicle music or stereo sound plainly audible from 25 feet away, prohibits exhaust modifications that…

Unincorporated Bernalillo County bans modifying a muffler to make a vehicle louder than stock and sets decibel limits…

Doña Ana County bans unmuffled engine retarders and straight pipes on public roadways at any time in residential areas…

Sec. 19-130 bans defective mufflers and exhaust devices that let a vehicle's engine make loud, disturbing noise, and…

Rio Rancho requires every motor vehicle to run a working muffler that prevents excessive noise and bans muffler…

Santa Fe requires every motor vehicle to run a working muffler that prevents excessive noise and bans cutouts…