Noise Ordinances in Franklin County, FL (2026)
1 rule for unincorporated Franklin County, Florida.
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Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Franklin County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
Barking Dogs
In unincorporated Franklin County, it is unlawful for an animal's owner or caretaker to let a dog, cat or other pet bark, meow, whine, howl or make other species-typical sounds persistently or continuously for 30 minutes or more when the animal is not enclosed well enough to baffle the noise. Animal Control, code enforcement and the Sheriff's Office enforce this under Franklin County Code § 4-33.
Franklin County Barking Dog Nuisance Rule
Some RestrictionsFranklin County Code § 4-33
(a)It shall be unlawful for the owner, or any caretaker of an animal or animals to allow the animal(s), to bark, meow, whine, howl, or to make other sounds common to the species, persistently or continuously for a period of thirty (30) minutes or longer when the animal is not contained within an enclosure sufficient to baffle loud noises and render them reasonably unobjectionable. This subsecti...
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