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•�'�.- ':v•• , • "' :.:.T'f,^TC'�::.tin. �.����.a.:'e <br /> V. <br /> 22 <br /> i" §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 /> II 136, subch. 5, s. l; 1919, cc. 136, 237; C.S., s. 2787; 1971, c. 698, s. <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. 25.) <br /> CASE NOTES - <br /> Prevention of Disturbing Noises. 331,164 S.E.2d 607(1968),decided prior <br /> —The protection of the well-being and to enactment of this section. <br /> i tranquility of a community by the rea- Applied in Jim Crockett Promotion, ' <br /> sonable prevention of disturbing noises Inc. v.City of Charlotte, 706 F.2d 486 <br /> is within the city's power to control nui- (4th Cir. 1983). <br /> sances. State v. Dorsett, 3 N.C. App- <br /> .� i <br /> §' 160A-185. Emission of pollutants or contami- <br /> nants. <br /> -s A city may by ordinance regulate, restrict,or prohibit the emis- <br /> sion or disposal of substances or effluents that tend to pollute or i <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 H 153A-299.1 <br /> tong-term contracts with private per- through 153A-299.6. <br /> 1 CASE NOTES <br /> Cited in Stanley Y. 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. <br /> 162 Mh <br />