Barking dog rules in Daly City, 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.
No Daly City ordinance specifically addresses barking dogs. Chronic barking is enforced under the general disturbing-the-peace chapter, including the 10:00 p.m.-6:00 a.m. ban on noise audible beyond the property, and complaints go to Daly City police rather than the animal-control contractor.
Daly City Municipal Code Title 6 (Animals) covers licensing and animal control administration but contains no barking-specific noise section. Animal noise is instead reached through Chapter 9.22: Section 9.22.010 prohibits allowing any noise, disorder, or tumult on premises under one's control that disturbs the public peace at any hour, and Section 9.22.030 prohibits any noise heard beyond the confines of the property between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. Field animal-control services for San Mateo County cities, including Daly City, are provided under contract by the Peninsula Humane Society & SPCA, but PHS/SPCA expressly does not handle barking-dog complaints and directs residents to their city, meaning the Daly City Police Department and code enforcement handle barking issues.
Persistent barking that disturbs the peace, or any barking audible beyond the property between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., violates Chapter 9.22 and is enforceable by Daly City police, with chronic cases handled through the City's code enforcement and nuisance-abatement process.
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