Yerevan Municipality introduces restrictions on music sound volume

ARKA News Agency, Armenia
July 25 2005

THE MUNICIPALITY OF YEREVAN INTRODUCES RESTRICTIONS ON MUSIC SOUND
VOLUME IN PUBLIC PLACES FROM 00:00 TO 08:00 A.M

YEREVAN, July 25. /ARKA/. The Municipality of Yerevan introduced
restrictions on music sound volume in public places from 00:00 to
08:00 a.m., according to the Deputy Mayor Arman Sahakyan. In his
words, by the RA President’s decree the issue is under strict control
of the Police and Municipality of Yerevan. According to Sahakyan, the
municipality developed a series of measures to toughen control over
the activity of entertainment establishments, “and the results are
already evident”. “We received no complaint from citizens during last
week”, he said. According to him, the Municipality of Yerevan warned
137 entertainment establishments, 38 of them were fined in the amount
of AMD 30-50 thsd for violation of public order at night hours.
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