Noise Ordinances in Bonner County, ID (2026)
3 rules for unincorporated Bonner County, Idaho.
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Barking Dogs
In unincorporated Bonner County, Idaho, an owner who wilfully or negligently lets a dog become a nuisance commits the crime of animal nuisance, but only after a complaint to the sheriff and service of a copy of the notice on the owner. Bonner County Revised Code § 10-310 sets a $100 fine for a first violation.
Barking Dog Nuisance Rules in Unincorporated Bonner County, Idaho
Some RestrictionsBonner County Revised Code § 10-310
A. Any person, who, after complaint has been made by any person to the sheriff, who shall serve a copy of said notice upon such person complained of, wilfully or negligently permits any dog owned or possessed, or under his or her custody or control to become a "nuisance" as defined in section 10-120 of this title, within Bonner County shall be guilty of the crime of animal nuisance, and shall b...
Amplified Music & Outdoor Sound
In unincorporated Bonner County, Idaho, section 3-108 D makes it unlawful for a vessel operator to run a sound amplification system, including radios and portable music devices, that can be heard outside the vessel from two hundred (200) or more feet on Bonner County waters. The Sheriff's Department enforces it and a violation is an infraction.
Boat Sound Amplification Limit in Bonner County, Idaho
Some RestrictionsBonner County Revised Code § 3-108
A. Applicability: ... The requirements of this section shall apply to the operation of any watercraft upon public waters, and shall be enforced by the Bonner County Sheriff's Department. ... D. Sound Amplification Systems: It is unlawful for any operator of a vessel to cause, operate, or permit the operation of, any sound amplification system to include but not limited to items such as radios, ...
Decibel Limits
In unincorporated Bonner County, Idaho, Revised Code § 12-421 C defines objectionable noise as more than 60 decibels from residential land use, 65 from commercial and 70 from industrial, measured at the property line. The limits attach to land use, not to a clock.
Bonner County, Idaho Noise Decibel Limits by Land Use
Some RestrictionsBonner County Revised Code § 12-421
C. Noise: "Objectionable noise", as defined in this subsection, which is due to volume, frequency or beat shall be muffled or otherwise controlled. Air raid sirens and related apparatus used solely for public purposes are exempt from the requirement. "Objectionable noise" is defined as: 1. Residential land use resulting in greater than sixty (60) decibels at the property line of the lot or parc...
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