Glynn County, GA Noise Ordinances: Barking Dogs (2026)

Glynn County Code § 2-9-56, part of the county's Article II noise ordinance (Chapter 2-9, Improvement Districts), makes it unlawful to own, possess or harbor a barking dog or any animal or fowl whose howls, barks, growls, cries, yelps or whines are unreasonably loud or disturbing and disturb the peace and quiet of the neighborhood. The section supplies a specific test: a "barking dog" is one that barks, bays, cries, howls, yelps or whines continuously or incessantly for five minutes, or intermittently for ten minutes or more, to the disturbance of any person, day or night, whether or not the dog is on private property.

The county builds in two defenses: a dog is not a violating "barking dog" if it was barking because a person was trespassing or threatening to trespass on the property where the dog is kept, or if the dog was teased or provoked into barking by some other legitimate cause. Enforcement runs through the Chief of Police under § 2-9-58 of the same noise ordinance, which applies to the chapter's noise provisions generally: the Chief of Police implements, administers and enforces the ordinance and can order abatement of violations.

A person aggrieved by an order can appeal to the Magistrate Court of Glynn County after exhausting administrative remedies. Each day a violation continues is a separate offense.