Amarillo, TX Noise Ordinances: Barking Dogs (2026)

Section 8-2-5 lists nine categories of animal-related public nuisance, and subsection (a)(4) singles out noise: permitting an animal to bark, whine, howl, crow, cackle or make any other noise that causes annoyance or interference with the reasonable use and enjoyment of a premises. The offense does not require the animal to be at large or unrestrained; a dog confined to its own yard can still violate the section if its noise reaches a neighboring premises and disrupts that neighbor's use of their property. An Animal Management and Welfare Officer, or any Texas peace officer authorized under Section 8-2-2, can investigate and issue a citation once annoyance or interference is shown; the code sets no decibel threshold or required number of complaints, leaving the determination to the officer's assessment of reasonableness.

The section sits alongside seven other nuisance categories in 8-2-5, including damage to property, unsanitary confinement that breeds flies and rodents, herding animals in the right-of-way, and keeping a Dangerous Animal in violation of the City's registration rules, all enforced by the same department under the same nuisance framework.