Barking dog rules in Davis, 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.
Davis Municipal Code Section 24.02.010 makes sustained dog barking a prima facie violation: over three of five minutes at night (9 p.m.-7 a.m.), five of ten minutes by day, or fifteen minutes sustained, when audible on neighboring property.
Under Davis Municipal Code Section 24.02.010, no person may keep an animal or fowl whose sound, cry or behavior causes annoyance or discomfort. Dog vocalization is a prima facie violation when it continues, in excess of the allowable decibel limit, for more than three out of five minutes on a sustained basis during a ten-minute measurement between 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.; or more than five out of ten minutes during a fifteen-minute measurement between 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m.; or for fifteen minutes of sustained vocalization, and the sound is audible within another owner's property plane. If the animal's owner is unavailable, notice may be given to someone at the residence or posted on the premises.
A prima facie barking violation is an infraction on the first two offenses within a year, fined under Government Code 36900(b); a third within a year is a misdemeanor. Notice may be posted if the owner is absent.
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