Buena Park, CA Noise Ordinances: Barking Dogs (2026)
Barking dog rules in Buena Park, 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
- Trigger
- 10 min. barking in 15 min.
- Standard
- Disturbs another person
- Enforcement
- Officer discretion on citations
- Also allowed
- Separate nuisance abatement
Summary
A dog that barks, bays, cries, or howls continuously for ten minutes within any fifteen-minute period, disturbing others, is a code violation in Buena Park.
It is unlawful for any person to keep, maintain, or permit in or upon any premises within the city any barking dog that is under the control of that person. "Barking dog" means a dog that barks, bays, cries, howls or makes any other noise continuously and incessantly for a period of ten minutes within a fifteen-minute period to the disturbance of any other person. The issuance of a citation shall be within the discretion of the animal control officer or a police officer. Nothing in this section shall require or prevent the utilization of nuisance abatement procedures for abatement of the nuisance created by such barking dog. (Ord. 1542 § 2, 2010)
Full Breakdown
Buena Park Municipal Code § 6.20.120 defines a 'barking dog' as one that barks, bays, cries, howls, or makes other noise continuously and incessantly for ten minutes within a fifteen-minute window, to the disturbance of another person, and makes it unlawful to keep, maintain, or permit such a dog on any premises in the city. Whether to issue a citation is left to the discretion of the animal control officer or a police officer, and the section doesn't block separate nuisance-abatement action against the same barking dog.
Violations & Fines
Maintaining a dog that barks continuously for 10 of any 15 minutes, disturbing a neighbor, violates § 6.20.120 and can draw a citation at the officer's discretion.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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