Cheyenne, WY Noise Ordinances: Barking Dogs (2026)

City Code 6.08.070 applies to the owner of any animal within the city, so it is not limited to dogs. The owner may not permit the animal to disturb the peace and quiet of any individual, family or neighborhood. A single affected person or household is enough under that wording, and the disturbance does not have to reach a whole block.

The section lists the sounds it covers: bark, whine, howl or make any other noise. It then sets the standard. The noise must occur in an excessive, continuous or untimely fashion. Those are alternatives joined by 'or', so any of them will do. Barking that goes on without a break can qualify as continuous, and barking at odd hours can qualify as untimely. The quoted text gives no decibel reading and no minute count, so the judgment in Cheyenne rests on those descriptive words.

What sets Cheyenne apart is the enforcement sequence built into the section itself. An owner is guilty of a misdemeanor only upon a showing that the owner received a written warning from the city for a previous violation of this section at least one time within the preceding twelve (12) months. A first incident therefore draws a written warning, not a charge. The warning has to be in writing and has to come from the city, so a neighbor's note does not count. If another violation follows within 12 months of that warning, it becomes a chargeable misdemeanor.

Enforcement is complaint-driven and warning-first, handled by animal control and police. The misdemeanor falls under City Code 1.24.010's general penalty.