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Noise Ordinances in Merced, CA (2026)

1 verified noise ordinances for Merced, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.

Verified from official government sources

Barking Dogs

Merced Municipal Code Sec. 6.04.040(C) bars owners from letting any animal make loud or disturbing noises, expressly including chronic howling, yowling, barking, or whining, and repeated barking that annoys neighbors also qualifies as an abatable animal nuisance under Sec. 6.04.010(D).

Merced Barking Dog Noise Ordinance

Some Restrictions

Merced, CA, Municipal Code Sec. 6.04.040(C)

No owner of any animal, wild or domestic, shall permit or suffer the animal to do any of the following:A.Be at large;B.Bite, scratch, or claw any human being or other animal without provocation;C.Make loud or disturbing noises without provocation, including, but not limited to, chronic howling, yowling, barking, whining, or other utterances;D.Act or be kept in such a manner as to constitute an ...

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