Noise Ordinances in Walton County, FL (2026)
4 rules for unincorporated Walton County, Florida.
Verified from official government sources
Quiet Hours
Unincorporated Walton County bars any noise disturbance plainly audible inside another occupied residence between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. A first violation only draws a written warning; a violation within 24 hours of that warning becomes a criminal offense under state law, while the daytime version of the same rule instead carries a flat $500.00 civil infraction after a warning.
Nighttime Noise Curfew in Walton County
Some RestrictionsWalton County Code § 9-135
(1)Prohibited act. ... It shall be unlawful and a violation of the section for a person to make, cause or permit if within his or her control the making or causing of any noise disturbance between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. that is plainly audible from within an occupied residence not the residence of the person making, causing or permitting the making or causing of the noise disturb...
Construction Hours
Unincorporated Walton County exempts permitted construction noise from its general noise rules only between 6:30 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Outside those windows, or without the required building permit, construction sounds lose the exemption and fall back under the county's nighttime noise disturbance and civil infraction provisions.
Construction Noise Hours in Walton County
Some RestrictionsWalton County Code § 9-136(4)
The provisions of section 9-134 and section 9-135 shall not apply to the following: ... (4)Sounds made by construction operations between 6:30 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. on Monday through Friday and between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. on Saturday for which building permits have been issued, or construction operations not requiring permits due to ownership of the project by an agency of government; providin...
Barking Dogs
In unincorporated Walton County, a dog, cat or other animal that barks, whines, howls or meows non-stop for 20 minutes or more, unprovoked and not baffled by an enclosure, meets the code's definition of a nuisance animal, and Animal Services can cite the owner once neighbors substantiate the complaint.
Walton County Treats 20-Minute Barking As A Nuisance
Some RestrictionsWalton County Code §§ 5-28, 5-32
(7)Any animal which persistently or continuously barks, whines, howls, meows, or makes other sounds common to the species, when unprovoked; and for a period of 20 minutes or longer, if said animal is not contained within an enclosure sufficient to baffle loud noises and render them reasonably unobjectionable. For the purpose of this section, persistently or continuously shall mean non-stop utte...
Amplified Music & Outdoor Sound
Unincorporated Walton County's noise ordinance makes it a civil infraction, escalating to a criminal offense between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., to produce any 'plainly audible' noise disturbance heard from inside a neighbor's home 25 feet or more away, covering amplified music and sound equipment as much as any other source.
Walton County Curbs Late-Night Noise After 10 P.M.
Some RestrictionsWalton County Code §§ 9-132, 9-135
Plainly audible shall mean any sound produced by any source that can be clearly heard by a person using his or her unaided hearing faculties 25 feet or more from the property line of the premises from which the sound emits. ... (1)Prohibited act. ... It shall be unlawful and a violation of the section for a person to make, cause or permit if within his or her control the making or causing of an...
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