Caldwell, ID Noise Ordinances: Barking Dogs (2026)

Caldwell regulates barking and other animal noise through its Animal Control Regulations (City Code Title 8, Article 3) and the zoning code's animal-regulation provisions (Section 10-12-03-3), rather than through the public noise article. Those provisions make it unlawful for any person keeping or maintaining any animals, livestock, pets, or companion animals to allow them to create a disturbance to residents in the locality by creating any noise, odor, or damage to adjacent property; the keeping of such animals must not interfere with the peaceful and quiet enjoyment of neighboring property. A keeper is deemed to allow an animal to become a nuisance when the animal emits excessive, continuous, or untimely noise, and owners must exercise proper care and control to prevent their animals from becoming a public nuisance. Animal control services within the incorporated city limits are provided by the Caldwell Police Department. The code relies on a reasonable-disturbance standard rather than a fixed number of minutes of barking, so complaints turn on whether the noise unreasonably disturbs neighbors. A barking dog audible late at night could also implicate the general public noise rule (Section 07-13-03), which sets quiet hours of 11:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.