Avondale, AZ Noise Ordinances: Barking Dogs (2026)
Barking dog rules in Avondale, AZ, also called nuisance dog, dog noise, or excessive barking ordinances, define when a barking dog becomes a code violation and how complaints are handled.
Key Facts
- Applies
- Any time, day or night
- Covers
- Any animal, not just dogs
- Violation
- Misdemeanor, § 3-27
- Cross-reference
- General noise chapter, § 15-11 et seq.
Summary
Avondale makes it unlawful to harbor or keep any animal that disturbs the peace with loud noise at any hour of the day or night. City Code § 3-25 sets no decibel level or duration test and applies around the clock, giving neighbors and animal control a direct basis to cite a chronically barking dog without proving nighttime timing.
It is unlawful to harbor or keep any animals which disturb the peace by loud noises at any time of the day or night.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 38 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
) alongside the city's other animal-keeping standards, and it is the specific provision that reaches nuisance barking and other animal noise. It reads narrowly but broadly in effect: harboring or keeping any animal that disturbs the peace with loud noises is unlawful 'at any time of the day or night,' so there is no exemption for daytime barking the way some ordinances carve out. , meaning a chronic barking complaint can also be evaluated against the city's broader noise standards if it is severe enough, but § 3-25 is the animal-specific hook that lets code enforcement or police act on a single complaint without measuring sound levels.
It sits among the article's other keeping rules, including the general health-nuisance standard at § 3-18 (odors, flies, vermin, manure) and the enclosure and setback rules at §§ 3-20 and 3-21, all of which are enforced together as part of the same chapter. Any violation of the article, including § 3-25, is charged under the chapter's general violation clause.
Violations & Fines
A person who harbors or keeps an animal that disturbs the peace with loud noise is guilty of a misdemeanor under § 3-27, the general violation clause for Chapter 3's Article II. There is no separate warning period built into § 3-25 itself; the prohibition applies immediately, at any hour.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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