Tehama County, CA Noise Ordinances: Barking Dogs (2026)
Barking dog rules in Tehama County, 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.
Key Facts
- Rule
- barking dog = public nuisance
- Trigger
- complaints from 2+ separate residences
- Enforcement
- animal regulation abatement order
- Cross-referenced by
- noise chapter § 17.77.070
- Applies to
- unincorporated Tehama County only
Summary
In unincorporated Tehama County, letting a dog bark, howl or otherwise disturb a neighborhood is a public nuisance that animal regulation can investigate and order abated.
A.No owner of any animal shall do any of the following:1.Permit such animal to obstruct the reasonable and comfortable use of property in any neighborhood or community by chasing vehicles, molesting passersby, barking, howling or making other noise;2.Permit such animal to damage or trespass on public or private property;3.Permit unsanitary conditions to exist on the premises where such animal is kept which would cause odors, attract flies or vermin, or which would be otherwise injurious to the public health, offensive to the senses, or an obstruction to the free use of property so as to interfere with the comfortable enjoyment of life or property by any member of the neighborhood or community;4.Maintain a dangerous animal in a manner that creates a significant threat to the public health, safety and welfare.B.Any violation of this section is hereby declared to be a public nuisance.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 23).
Full Breakdown
Tehama County Code § 7.25.130(A)(1) bars any animal owner from permitting the animal to obstruct the reasonable and comfortable use of property in a neighborhood by chasing vehicles, molesting passersby, barking, howling or making other noise; violating this is declared a public nuisance. The director of animal regulation investigates on written affirmation from two or more people in separate residences (or one person within 300 feet), and can order the owner to abate the nuisance. Chapter 17.77's noise ordinance, § 17.77.070, expressly defers barking-dog complaints to this animal-control provision rather than duplicating it. This applies only in the unincorporated area. Red Bluff, Corning and the City of Tehama handle barking-dog complaints under their own municipal codes.
Violations & Fines
A confirmed nuisance draws an abatement order from animal regulation; ignoring it sends the case to the district attorney for prosecution, and anyone harmed may also sue directly under Civil Code § 3493.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many neighbors have to complain before Tehama County investigates a barking dog?
Does the Chapter 17.77 noise ordinance cover barking dogs directly?
Sources & Official References
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