Revision: April 28, 2023, 12:32 p.m.
Energy and Natural Resources
April 26, 2023
2023-1525s
07/05
Amendment to HB 252
Amend the title of the bill by replacing it with the following:
AN ACT exempting certain agricultural operations from certain municipal noise ordinances.
Amend the bill by replacing sections 1 and 2 with the following:
1 Purpose and Powers of Towns; Noise Ordinances; Agricultural Activities Exempt. Amend RSA 31:39, I(n) to read as follows:
(n) Regulating noise, except that no "quiet hours" ordinance or bylaw that attempts to regulate noise from activities related to farms, agriculture, and farming as defined in RSA 21:34-a shall be enforceable within a town. This exception shall not apply to agritourism as defined in RSA 21:34-a, II(b)(5).
2 New Paragraph: Powers of City Councils; Bylaws and Ordinances; Agricultural Activities Exempt. Amend RSA 47:17 by inserting after paragraph XIX the following new paragraph:
XX. No "quiet hours" ordinance or bylaw that attempts to regulate noise from activities related to farms, agriculture, and farming as defined in RSA 21:34-a shall be enforceable within a city. This exception shall not apply to agritourism as defined in RSA 21:34-a, II(b)(5).
2023-1525s
AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill exempts farming and agricultural operations, excluding agritourism activities, from municipal noise ordinances.