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LOCAL PROVISIONS - Code of the City of Cherryvale, Kansas
(c) A violation of this Ordinance shall be considered a class C misdemeanor.
(Ord. 14-4655)
11-221. Fishing.
(a) A Kansas fishing license and trout permit shall be required of all persons age 16 and older fishing for trout at
Lake Tanko between November 1st and April 15th.
(b) The daily creel limit is 5 trout unless otherwise posted.
(c) The possession limit is 3 times the daily creel limit.
(d) Anglers 15 or younger may fish without a permit but are limited to 2 trout per day; or they may purchase a
permit and take 5 trout per day.
(Ord. 15-4659)
11-222. Noice disturbances.
It shall be unlawful to make or cause to be made a noise disturbance within the City of Cherryvale, Kansas. A
noise disturbance shall include any or all of the following:
(a) A sound registered on a decibel meter from any source not exempted or otherwise regulated by this chapter
and which, when measured anywhere off the property of the sound source, is in excess of the dB(A) established for the
time periods and zones listed below:
Sunday through Thursday:
Area 6:00 a.m. – 11:00 p.m. 11:00 p.m. – 6:00 a.m.
Residential zones 80 dB(A) 75 dB(A)
Commercial zones 90 dB(A) 75 dB(A)
Friday and Saturday:
Area 6:00 a.m. – 12:00 a.m. 12:00 a.m. – 6:00 a.m.
Residential zones 80 dB(A) 75 dB(A)
Commercial zones 90 dB(A) 75 dB(A)
The prohibition created in this subsection (a) shall include, but not in any way be limited to, sounds created by
generators, power tools, mechanical equipment, or any other object(s), unless otherwise exempted by this Ordinance.
(b) The owning, keeping, or harboring of any animal that howls, barks, or emits audible sounds, without
provocation of the complainant, that are unreasonably loud or disturbing which are of such character, intensity, and
duration as to disturb the peace and quiet of a reasonable person in the neighborhood or to be detrimental to the life
and health of any individual.
(c) The operating or occupancy of a vehicle, which is moving or stationary, standing or parked, whether persons
are seated in the vehicle or not, from which any sound amplification or producing device or similar equipment is
creating a sound that is plainly audible at least 50 feet from the source of the sound.
(d) Exemptions. The following shall not be considered to be notice disturbances for purposes of this ordinance:
(1) Sound from law enforcement motor vehicles and other emergency motor vehicles including, but not
limited to, snow-clearing equipment.
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(2) Sound from vehicles or equipment belonging to the city, state, county, federal government, school or
other governmental agencies or utilities engaged in preparing for or remedying a potentially hazardous
situation.
(3) Sound that a person is making or causing to be made when said person has received and maintains a
valid license or permit which specifically allows sound levels in excess of those set forth in this
ordinance from any department, board or commission of the city authorized to issue such license or
permit.
(4) The 4th of July.
(e) Penalties. Upon a first conviction for a violation of this section, the court shall assess a fine of no less than
$50.00. Upon a second conviction, the court shall assess a fine of no less than $150.00. Upon a third or subsequent
conviction, the court shall assess a fine of no less than $250.00.
(Ord. 22-4741)
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