Is mowing the grass at 7 am a nuisance?

Legal analysis: Whether it constitutes a nuisance depends on whether the environmental noise generated by mowing exceeds the national environmental noise emission standard and whether it interferes with the normal life, work and study of others.

Legal basis: Article 58 of the Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) on Public Security Administration Punishment violates the legal provisions on the prevention and control of noise pollution in social life and creates noise to interfere with the normal life of others, giving a warning; If no correction is made after warning, a fine ranging from 200 yuan to 500 yuan shall be imposed.

People's Republic of China (PRC) Environmental Noise Pollution Prevention Act

Article 2 The term "environmental noise" as mentioned in this Law refers to the sound generated in industrial production, construction, transportation and social life that interferes with the surrounding living environment.

The term "environmental noise pollution" as mentioned in this Law refers to the phenomenon that the environmental noise generated exceeds the environmental noise emission standards prescribed by the state and interferes with the normal life, work and study of others.

Article 63 The meanings of the following terms in this Law are:

(1) "Noise emission" means that noise sources radiate noise to the surrounding living environment.

(2) "noise-sensitive structures" refers to hospitals, schools, institutions, scientific research institutions, houses and other buildings that need to be kept quiet.

(3) "Areas where noise-sensitive buildings are concentrated" refers to medical areas, cultural, educational and scientific research areas and areas where government offices or residential buildings are the mainstay.

(4) "Night" refers to the time between 22 pm and 6 am.

(5) "Motor vehicles" refer to automobiles and motorcycles.