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<br />§160A-183. CH. 160A. CITIES AND TOWNS §160A-186
<br />§ 160A-183. Regulation of explosive, corrosive, in-
<br />flammable, or radioactive substances.
<br />A city may by ordinance restrict, regulate or prohibit the sale,
<br />possession, storage, use, or conveyance of any explosive, corrosive,
<br />inflammable, or radioactive substances, or any weapons or instru-
<br />mentalities of mass death and destruction within the city. (1917, c.
<br />136, subch. 5, s. 1; 1919, cc. 136, 237; C.S., s. 2787; 1971, c. 698, s.
<br />1.)
<br />§ 160A-184. Noise regulation.
<br />A city may by ordinance regulate, restrict, or prohibit the produc-
<br />tion or emission of noises or amplified speech, music, or other
<br />sounds that tend to annoy, disturb, or frighten its citizens. (1971, c.
<br />698, s. 1; 1973, c. 426, s. 25J .
<br />CASE NOTES
<br />Prevention of Disturbing Noises.
<br />- The protection of the well-being and
<br />tranquility of a rnmmunity by the rea-
<br />sonable prevention of disturbing noises
<br />is within the city's power to control nui-
<br />sances. State v. Dorsett, 3 N.C. App.
<br />331, 164 S.E.2d 607 (1968), decided prior
<br />to enactment of this section.
<br />Applied in Jim Crockett Promotion,
<br />Inc. v. City of Charlotte, 706 F.2d 486
<br />(4th Cir. 1983).
<br />§ 160A-185. Emission of pollutants or contami-
<br />nants.
<br />A city may by ordinance regulate, restrict, or prohibit the emis-
<br />sion or disposal of substances or effluents that tend to pollute or
<br />contaminate land, water, or air, rendering or tending to render it
<br />injurious to human health or welfare, to animal or plant life or to
<br />property, or interfering or tending to interfere with the enjoyment
<br />of life or property. Any such ordinance shall be consistent with and
<br />supplementary to State and federal laws and regulations. (1917, c.
<br />136, subch. 5, s. 1; 1919, cc. 136, 237; C.S., s. 2787; 1949, c. 594, s. 2;
<br />1971, c. 698, s. 1; 1973, c. 426, s. 26.)
<br />Cross References. - As to authority sons, firms or corporations for the dis-
<br />of counties, cities and towns to enter into posal of solid waste, see §§ 153A-299.1
<br />long-term contracts with private per- through 153A-299.6.
<br />CASE NOTES
<br />Cited in Stanley v. Department of
<br />Conservation & Dev., 284 N.C. 15, 199
<br />S.E.2d 641 (1973).
<br />§ 160A-186. Regulation of domestic animals.
<br />A city may by ordinance regulate, restrict, or prohibit the keep-
<br />ing, running, or going at large of any domestic animals, including
<br />dogs and cats. The ordinance may provide that animals allowed to
<br />run at large in violation of the ordinance may be seized and sold or
<br />destroyed after reasonable efforts to notify their owner._ (1917, c.
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