{
 "answer": "In the Town of Ladysmith, British Columbia, construction hours: 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. each day except Sunday; exemptions: Public meetings, parades, municipal/emergency vehicles, churches, farming, lawnmowers 8am-9pm, filming permits; fines: $100-$500 first offence; $250-$1,000 second or subsequent offence. Source: 1478 Noise Bylaw, verified 2026-06-08.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000062",
 "municipality": "Ladysmith",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "noise",
 "label": "Noise & nuisance",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-08",
 "official_website": "https://www.ladysmith.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "1478 Noise Bylaw",
   "category": "noise",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2003-03-03",
   "document_url": "https://www.ladysmith.ca/docs/default-source/bylaws-2021/1478-noise-bylaw.pdf?sfvrsn=44828868_14",
   "summary": "Regulates construction noise and general noise disturbances within the City of Ladysmith.",
   "capture_sha256": "41a3d2fd71e3e8ec5d4bde16eff46073e3d785e4759096bf77479a67b08c8ee8",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-08T05:38:58+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/41a3d2fd71e3e8ec5d4bde16eff46073e3d785e4759096bf77479a67b08c8ee8.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "construction_hours": "7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. each day except Sunday",
    "exemptions": "Public meetings, parades, municipal/emergency vehicles, churches, farming, lawnmowers 8am-9pm, filming permits",
    "fine_range": "$100-$500 first offence; $250-$1,000 second or subsequent offence"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "construction_hours": "s. 12(e) \"between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. on each day except Sunday\"",
    "exemptions": "s. 12(a)-(n)",
    "fine_range": "s. 15 \"fine of not less than $100 or more than $500 for a first offence and of not less than $250 or more than $1,000 for a second or subsequent offence\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/ladysmith/noise/text-41a3d2fd71e3/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/ladysmith/noise/"
}