Barking dog rules in Bellflower, 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.
Bellflower Municipal Code Section 6.04.570 ('Noisy Animals') declares it a nuisance to keep any animal - including fowl - whose sound or cry interferes with the comfortable, peaceful use and enjoyment of property. Animal control is handled by SEAACA.
Bellflower has a dedicated animal-noise provision in Title 6 (Animals), Chapter 6.04 (Animal Control). Section 6.04.570 'Noisy Animals' states that it is declared a nuisance, and no person shall keep, maintain or permit upon any lot under that person's control, any animal or animals, including any fowl or fowls, which by any sound or cry shall interfere with the comfortable, peaceful use, possession and enjoyment of property by any person. The standard is nuisance-based - it does not require a specific number of minutes of barking or a decibel reading. A persistently barking or howling dog (or noisy rooster) that disturbs neighbors can be addressed under this section, and because it is 'declared to be a nuisance,' the City need not prove a fixed duration of noise. The general noise nuisance standard in Chapter 8.32 (the audibility and eleven-factor tests of Section 8.32.010) may also apply to animal noise. Animal control services for Bellflower are provided by the Southeast Area Animal Control Authority (SEAACA), a joint-powers authority that serves Bellflower and neighboring Gateway cities such as Downey, Lakewood, Norwalk and Paramount.
A noisy animal is declared a public nuisance under Section 6.04.570 and can be abated through the animal control authority (SEAACA) and the City. Specific fine amounts are not stated in Section 6.04.570 itself; remedies follow the City's general nuisance and animal-control enforcement.
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