Noise Ordinances in Clay County, FL (2026)
3 rules for unincorporated Clay County, Florida.
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Barking Dogs
A dog that barks, howls, bays, or whines for five straight minutes audible at the property line violates Clay County Code § 15-5(b). The keeper, owner, tenant, or on-site manager is responsible, and the rule is enforceable as a second-degree misdemeanor or a graduated civil infraction.
Clay County Barking Dog Ordinance
Some RestrictionsClay County Code of Ordinances § 15-5(b)
(1)Prohibition in general. It shall be unlawful and a violation of this subsection for a person to keep a dog that by barking, howling, baying or whining shall utter any sound that shall disturb the peace, quiet and repose of any other person of reasonable and ordinary sensibilities.(2)Prohibition in particular. It shall be unlawful and a violation of this subsection for a person to keep on any...
Amplified Music & Outdoor Sound
Clay County bans artificially amplified sound, speakers, radios, and media players, that disturbs a neighbor's peace and quiet. Section 15-5(c) makes it unlawful if amplified noise is audible from inside another person's home for five consecutive minutes, though sound from a bar or restaurant between 7 a.m. and midnight is exempt from that particular test.
Clay County Amplified Sound Noise Rules
Some RestrictionsClay County Code of Ordinances § 15-5(c)
Prohibition in general. It shall be unlawful and a violation of this subsection for a person to make or cause or to permit if within his or her control the making or causing of any artificially amplified sound or noise of a continuous duration which shall disturb the peace, quiet and repose of any other person of reasonable and ordinary sensibilities.(2)Prohibition in particular. It shall be un...
Vehicle Noise
Clay County outlaws driving an unmuffled motor vehicle and running or racing a racing vehicle's engine near residential land. A muffler must abate engine noise at least as effectively as the manufacturer's original equipment, with narrow carve-outs for repair, sanctioned races and a 72-hour grace period after a muffler fails.
Clay County Unmuffled Vehicle Noise Ban
Some RestrictionsClay County Code of Ordinances § 15-5(d)
(1)Unmuffled motor vehicle prohibition. It shall be unlawful and a violation of this subsection for a person to use or operate an unmuffled motor vehicle.(2)Racing vehicle prohibition. At any time that a racing vehicle is located on a public or private road or right-of-way, or on a residentially developed lot or parcel of land, or on a lot or parcel of land immediately adjacent to a residential...
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