Bolingbrook, IL Noise Ordinances: Barking Dogs (2026)
Barking dog rules in Bolingbrook, IL, 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
- Governing section
- Code of Ordinances § 8-44
- Penalty
- $75.00 if paid within 10 days
- Coverage
- Any time of day or night
- Also covers
- Harassing/chasing persons or vehicles
- Escalation
- Nuisance-dog status after 3 incidents
Summary
Bolingbrook makes it unlawful to keep an animal that disturbs the peace by barking or howling at any time of day or night. Owners also cannot let a pet harass people or vehicles by barking or chasing, and violations draw a $75.00 daily fine.
(a)It is unlawful to harbor or keep any animal which disturbs the peace by barking or howling at any time of the day or night.(b)No person shall allow their animal to harass persons or vehicles by barking, chasing or otherwise creating a present threat to the public.(c)The penalty for violation of this section shall be $75.00, if paid within ten days of the date of violation, and each day that such violation shall occur or continue shall constitute a separate offense.
Full Breakdown
Section 8-44(a) of the Code of Ordinances prohibits harboring or keeping any animal that disturbs the peace by barking or howling, and it applies at any time of the day or night, so there is no daytime-only carve-out the way some noise codes provide. Subsection (b) adds a related but distinct prohibition against allowing an animal to harass persons or vehicles by barking, chasing, or otherwise creating a present threat to the public, which reaches aggressive fence-running or chasing cars in addition to pure noise complaints.
The section does not set a decibel threshold or a minimum duration; enforcement is complaint-driven and turns on whether the barking disturbs the peace, which the village's animal control officer, appointed under section 8-3, investigates and documents. 00 in liability insurance covering the dog. 00 if paid within ten days of the violation date, with each day of a continuing disturbance treated as a separate offense.
Violations & Fines
A barking or howling complaint that disturbs the peace carries a $75.00 fine under section 8-44(c) if paid within ten days, with each day of continued disturbance a separate offense. Three documented incidents can escalate the dog to nuisance-dog status under section 8-2 and 8-61, adding a mandatory short leash, village registration, warning signage and a $250,000.00 liability insurance requirement.
Frequently Asked Questions
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