Noise Ordinances in Boise, ID (2026)
4 verified noise ordinances for Boise, Idaho, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Barking Dogs
Boise treats an animal's excessive barking, baying, crying or howling as a public nuisance under Boise City Code section 5-1-13 once it runs 30 straight minutes with only short breaks, or 60 minutes total in a day, and disturbs a neighbor. A Humane Officer needs two witnesses, a recording, or a personal observation before writing the citation.
Boise Barking Dog Noise Nuisance Rule
Some RestrictionsBoise City Code § 5-1-13
5-1-13: NUISANCES: It shall be unlawful for any animal owner to fail to exercise proper care and control of his or her animal to prevent it from becoming a public nuisance. ... A. Excessive Noise Nuisances: An animal that barks, bays, cries, howls, or emits any excessive animal noise audible beyond the boundaries of the property on which the animal is situated for an extended period of time, da...
Amplified Music & Outdoor Sound
Boise bans running a radio, stereo, PA system, or other amplified sound device if it's plainly audible inside another residence or 100 feet away on a public street.
Boise Amplified Sound Limits
Some RestrictionsBoise City Code § 5-7-3
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate or permit the operation of any loud amplification device in such a manner that the sound therefrom: A. Is plainly audible within any place of residence not the source of the sound; or B. Is plainly audible upon a public right-of-way or street at a distance of one hundred feet (100') or more from the source of such sound.
Decibel Limits
Boise requires industrial operations in its I-1 Light Industrial zoning district to reasonably mitigate noise, alongside odor, dust, smoke, and vibration, to protect nearby land uses; the I-3 Technology district requires noise-free operations.
Boise Industrial Zoning Noise Mitigation Standard
Some RestrictionsBoise City Code § 11-02-04.1.E(2) (I-1 Industrial: Light)
All operations creating odor, dust, smoke, cinders, gas, fumes, noise, vibrations, refuse matter, water-carried waste, or other emissions shall be reasonably mitigated to protect the health, safety, and general welfare of the surrounding land uses. (3) In the I-1 zoning district, construction of new buildings for primary office uses, or the creation of accessory office uses that occu...
Vehicle Noise
Boise requires every vehicle to run a working muffler, bans muffler cutouts and jake brakes citywide, and separately makes a plainly audible car stereo a ticketable offense.
Boise Muffler, Stereo and Engine-Brake Noise Rules
Some RestrictionsBoise City Code § 6-17-5
Muffler Required: Every motor vehicle operated within the City limits shall at all times be equipped with a muffler in good working order and in constant operation to prevent excessive noise and smoke. B. Noise Suppressing System: When any motor vehicle was originally equipped with a noise suppressing system or when any motor vehicle is required by law or regulation of this State or the Fe...
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