Floyd County, IN Noise Ordinances: Barking Dogs (2026)
Barking dog rules in Floyd County, IN, 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 sections
- § 93.001(2)(a) and § 93.055
- Enforcing agency
- New Albany/Floyd County Animal Control
- Penalty basis
- General penalty, § 10.99 (no chapter fine)
- License risk
- 3+ violations in 12 months risks license denial
Summary
In unincorporated Floyd County, a dog or other animal that habitually barks, whines, howls, or makes similar noise causing serious annoyance to neighbors is declared a nuisance under the county's animal control chapter, and its owner can be cited by animal control for allowing it.
Allowing or permitting an animal to habitually bark, whine, howl, mew, crow, or cackle in an excessive or continual fashion, or make other noise in such a manner so as to result in a serious annoyance or interference with the reasonable use and enjoyment of neighboring premises; ... No owner shall allow an animal to be a nuisance, as defined in this chapter. Any person who violates this section shall be subject to the penally provided in § 93.999.
Full Breakdown
001(2) is not exclusive; it also reaches animals that damage a neighbor's property, chase or attack passers-by, run at large, or are kept in unsanitary conditions that create odor problems. 99 rather than a chapter-specific dollar amount. The nuisance determination is fact-specific: the animal control officer weighs whether the noise is excessive and continual and whether it actually interferes with a neighbor's reasonable use of their property, rather than applying a fixed decibel or duration threshold. 020(D), which lets the shelter refuse to issue a license where there have been three or more chapter violations within 12 months.
Violations & Fines
An animal declared a nuisance under § 93.055 exposes its owner to the county's general penalty at § 10.99, since § 93.055 is not among the sections with its own fine range at § 93.999(B). Three or more substantiated violations of the animal control chapter within a 12-month span also give the shelter discretion to refuse to license the animal going forward under § 93.020(D).
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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