Beaumont, CA Noise Ordinances: Barking Dogs (2026)
Barking dog rules in Beaumont, 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.
Key Facts
- Continuous noise
- Audible for ten minutes
- Intermittent noise
- Audible for 30 minutes within a three-hour period
- Second complaint window
- Within 15 days of the written notice
- Night rule
- Animal noise between 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., § 9.02.110(E)
- Fines
- Up to $100, $200, then $500 within one year
- Citation
- Beaumont Municipal Code § 6.04.080
Summary
In the City of Beaumont, California, barking becomes a violation only after an Enforcement Officer issues a written notice and the noise is continuously audible for ten minutes or intermittently audible for 30 minutes within a three-hour period. Section 6.04.080 then sets a complaint, meeting, hearing and citation process.
It shall be unlawful for any person to permit any dog or dogs under his or her charge, care, custody or control to emit any excessive noise after an Enforcement Officer has issued a written notice advising the owner or custodian of the alleged noise and the procedures as set forth below have been followed. For purposes of this section, the term "excessive noise" shall mean noise which is unreasonably annoying, disturbing, offensive, or which unreasonably interferes with the comfortable enjoyment of life or property of one or more persons occupying property in the community or neighborhood, within reasonable proximity to the property where the dog or dogs are kept. The noise must be continuously audible for ten minutes or intermittently audible for 30 minutes within a three-hour period. However, the provisions of this section shall not apply to any commercial animal establishment permitted by zoning law where located.
Full Breakdown
Section 6.04.080 of the Beaumont Municipal Code makes it unlawful to permit a dog under your charge to emit excessive noise, but only after an Enforcement Officer has issued a written notice to the owner or custodian and the section's procedures have been followed. Excessive noise means noise that is unreasonably annoying, disturbing or offensive, or that unreasonably interferes with the comfortable enjoyment of life or property of one or more persons in the neighborhood within reasonable proximity to where the dog is kept. The measuring stick is time: the noise must be continuously audible for ten minutes or intermittently audible for 30 minutes within a three-hour period. Commercial animal establishments permitted by zoning where they are located are exempt.
The process starts with a written complaint carrying the complainant's name, address and telephone number, the dog owner's address and a description of the noise. The Enforcement Officer then issues a written notice asking for immediate abatement. If a second complaint arrives within 15 days of that notice, backed by a written complaint from an additional complainant in a separate nearby residence, the officer requires the complainants and the owner to attend a meeting to look for a fix. The officer can proceed on a second complaint from one complainant if the noise affects that person. If the problem remains unresolved, the owner is deemed in violation, and the officer can seize and impound the dog with a post-seizure hearing under § 6.08.050 when prompt action is needed to protect health or safety, provide a hearing before seizure under § 6.08.060, or issue an administrative citation under Chapter 1.17 or an infraction citation.
Separately, § 9.02.110(E) makes it unlawful to keep any animal that emits an unreasonable sound or cry between 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. that disturbs a reasonable person of normal sensitiveness, and it sends barking dogs back to § 6.04.080. Under § 6.04.100 the Department rents barking control devices to residents.
Violations & Fines
Section 6.04.080 sets the fine at the amount in § 1.16.030: up to $100 for a first violation, $200 for a second within one year and $500 for each additional violation, and each violation is a separate offense under § 1.16.040. The Enforcement Officer chooses between an administrative citation and an infraction citation, or the seizure route after the hearing steps. Night noise under § 9.02.110(E) is penalized through § 9.02.140, where a first offense can be prosecuted as a misdemeanor with a $1,000 fine, six months in jail, or both.
Frequently Asked Questions
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