Eagle Mountain, UT Noise Ordinances: Barking Dogs (2026)
Barking dog rules in Eagle Mountain, UT, 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
- Governing section
- EMMC 8.15.080(E)
- Covers
- Pets, kennels, shelters, vet clinics
- Standard
- Frequent or habitual sound causing disturbance
- Per se trigger
- 85 dBA at any time
- Penalty
- Class B misdemeanor, up to $1,000
- Enforcement
- Mayor's designated agent, EMMC 8.15.030
Summary
Eagle Mountain bans owning or keeping an animal that makes frequent or habitual sound rising to a noise disturbance as defined in the noise chapter. EMMC 8.15.080(E) applies to every private and public facility, including boarding kennels and animal shelters, and violators face the same Class B misdemeanor penalty as any other noise offense.
E. Animals. Owning, keeping, possessing, or harboring any animal or animals that, by making frequent or habitual sound, create a noise disturbance as defined in EMMC 8.15.070. The provision of this subsection shall apply to all private and public facilities, including any animal facilities that hold or treat animals;
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance O-34-2026, passed August 4, 2026).
Full Breakdown
070. That definition covers any sound that annoys or disturbs a reasonable person with normal sensitivities, or that injures or endangers the comfort, repose, health, hearing, peace, or safety of another person, so a single short bark is not enough; the barking has to be frequent or habitual and objectively disturbing. Subsection E explicitly reaches every private and public facility that houses animals, including boarding kennels, veterinary clinics, and animal shelters, not just backyard pets. restricted hours, or hits 85 decibels at any time, that reading alone establishes a noise disturbance regardless of whether anyone complains. 030, who investigates complaints and can issue citations. 080.
Violations & Fines
A violation of EMMC 8.15.080(E) is a Class B misdemeanor under EMMC 8.15.040, carrying a fine of up to $1,000, up to six months in jail, or both. EMMC 8.15.100 treats each day the disturbance continues as a separate violation and lets the city attorney seek civil or criminal abatement, with the animal's owner liable for the city's costs of abating the disturbance.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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