Barking dog rules in Tulare County, CA — also called nuisance dog, dog noise, or excessive barking ordinances — define when a barking dog becomes a code violation and how complaints are handled.
Tulare County Ordinance Code Part 4, Chapter 7 (Control of Animals) defines an Animal Nuisance to include a chronic, continuous excessively loud or disturbing animal noise lasting more than 15 minutes per incident. Periodic barking or other utterances of short duration are expressly excluded. The owner of a noise-making animal is responsible for abating the nuisance.
Section 4-07-1400 of the Tulare County Ordinance Code (Definitions, Animal Services) defines 'Animal Nuisance' to include any chronic, continuous, excessively loud or disturbing noise of more than fifteen (15) minutes duration per incident that prevents residents from enjoying the quiet use of their property. Periodic barking or other utterances of short duration are not animal nuisances. Under Chapter 7's substantive provisions (Section 4-07-3300 et seq.), no owner or custodian of any animal may keep the animal in a manner that constitutes an Animal Nuisance. Complaints in unincorporated areas are handled by Tulare County Animal Services. Animal Services typically requires complainants to document the noise (logs, audio, multiple complaining households) before issuing a citation or pursuing administrative abatement, consistent with how the 15-minute threshold is enforced. Cities such as Visalia, Tulare, and Porterville have their own barking-dog rules.
An Animal Nuisance citation under Part 4, Chapter 7 may carry administrative fines and require the owner to abate the noise. Repeated violations can be charged as a misdemeanor under Section 4-07 enforcement provisions, with the dog subject to impoundment or restrictive licensing.
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