Brooklyn Park, MN Noise Ordinances: Barking Dogs (2026)
Barking dog rules in Brooklyn Park, MN, 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 sections
- § 92.05 (animal noise), § 92.06 (nuisance)
- Complaint threshold
- 2+ neighboring households, in writing
- Abatement window
- 48 hours after notice
- Maximum penalty
- 90 days jail or $1,000 fine (§ 10.99)
- Enforcing agency
- Animal Control Officer / Brooklyn Park PD
Summary
In the City of Brooklyn Park, keeping an animal that makes frequent or continuous noise disturbing neighbors is unlawful under City Code Chapter 92. A dog that habitually barks, cries or mews is declared a public nuisance once the owner has been notified and fails to stop it.
It is unlawful to keep any animal or bird which by causing frequent or long continued noise unreasonably annoys or disturbs the peace, quiet, comfort, or repose of any ordinary person or persons in the vicinity. ... Any animal which damages property, plantings, or structures, or which deposits fecal matter on public or private property of others or which scratches or bites persons while at large, or which habitually barks, cries, or mews, or which chases or approaches persons on public streets or sidewalks in a threatening manner, after the owner has been notified of such acts pursuant to § 92.08 hereof, is declared to be a nuisance. Upon the receipt of a written complaint of such annoyance signed by the occupants of two or more neighboring properties, the Animal Control Officer must notify the owner of such animal that the nuisance must be abated within 48 hours.
Full Breakdown
05 makes it unlawful to keep any animal or bird whose frequent or long continued noise unreasonably annoys or disturbs the peace, quiet, comfort or repose of an ordinary person nearby. 08, is declared a public nuisance. Enforcement starts with a written complaint: once the occupants of two or more neighboring properties sign a written complaint of the noise, the Animal Control Officer must notify the owner that the nuisance has to be abated within 48 hours. 06. 99: a straight misdemeanor conviction can draw up to 90 days in jail or a $1,000 fine, or both, and each day the barking continues after notice counts as a separate violation.
The Brooklyn Park Police Department and the city's contracted animal control officer handle these complaints; there is no administrative citation shortcut written into this chapter, so a persistent barking complaint runs through the same notice-and-abate process as any other animal nuisance in Chapter 92.
Violations & Fines
First violation is typically the § 92.06 written notice giving the owner 48 hours to abate the nuisance after a two-household complaint. Failing to obey that notice, or a separate § 92.05 noise violation, is a misdemeanor punishable under § 10.99 by up to 90 days in jail, a $1,000 fine, or both; each day of continued barking is a separate offense.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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