Barking dog rules in Bostonia, 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.
San Diego County Code Section 36.414(c)(6), which applies in unincorporated Bostonia, makes it unlawful to keep an animal whose frequent or long-continued noise annoys or discomforts a neighbor of normal sensitivity. Written statements from two people at separate residences are prima facie evidence of a violation.
Bostonia's barking-dog rule is the County of San Diego's. Under Section 36.414(c)(6), owning, possessing, or harboring an animal that by frequent or long-continued noise causes annoyance or discomfort to a person of normal sensitivity in the vicinity is a prohibited noise. A signed affirmation by two people living at separate residences that the animal caused such noise is prima facie evidence. The rule does not apply to noise from a legally operated animal hospital, humane society, County Animal Services facility, farm, or agricultural facility where animals are allowed. Complaints go to the County Department of Animal Services, which handles barking-dog cases for the unincorporated area.
A barking-dog violation under Section 36.414 is enforced by County Animal Services and typically handled as a misdemeanor noise offense; the two-neighbor written affirmation establishes prima facie proof.
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