Noise Ordinances in Catoosa County, GA (2026)

2 rules for unincorporated Catoosa County, Georgia.

Verified from official government sources

Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Catoosa County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.

Barking Dogs

Catoosa County treats a dog's loud, continuous barking as a legal 'nuisance' under Section 14-1: any barking a neighbor can hear from over 100 feet away that continues for more than five minutes without interruption. Owners must keep their dog or cat from becoming a nuisance, and letting the animal do so is itself a violation of the animal control chapter, enforced by the Department of Animal Control and the Sheriff's Office.

Barking Dog Nuisance Rule in Catoosa County

Some Restrictions

Catoosa County Code §§ 14-1, 14-3

Nuisance means but is not limited to a dog or cat defecation upon property other than that of the owner, ... or any dog that by it's loud, continuous barking disturbs the peace of persons other than the owner. For the purpose of this chapter "loud, continuous barking" means any sound emitted by the dog, which can be heard at distance of over one hundred feet and continues for more than five min...

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Vehicle Noise

Unincorporated Catoosa County declares it a nuisance under UDC § 9.05.01(A)(6)(d) to run a vehicle in a state of disrepair that creates loud or unreasonable grinding, rattling or backfiring noise, and separately flags bass sound that vibrates or rattles neighboring homes under § 9.05.01(A)(5). The Zoning Administrator can order the noise abated, backed by magistrate court fines.

Catoosa County Vehicle Noise Nuisance Rule

Some Restrictions

Catoosa County Unified Development Code § 9.05.01(A)(6)(d)

5)All noises which may annoy or inhibit others in the reasonable enjoyment or use of their property, or any noise that is unreasonably loud, disturbing or unnecessary. Any bass sound that causes vibrations or rattles adjoining properties or homes. ... d.The use of any vehicle that is in a state of disrepair so as to create loud or unreasonable grinding, rattling, backfiring or other noise.

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