Greece, NY Noise Ordinances: Barking Dogs (2026)
Barking dog rules in Greece, NY, 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
- § 89-5, Barking, howling and whining
- Applies
- Even on the owner's own premises
- Enforcement tool
- ACO may seize dog to abate nuisance
- First-offense fine
- Up to $500
- Repeat fine (within 3 yrs)
- Up to $750, then up to $1,000
Summary
Greece bans letting a dog bark, howl, whine or cry frequently, prolonged, continually, habitually or excessively enough to disturb another person's peace, whether or not the dog is on its owner's own property, and allows an Animal Control Officer to enter and seize the dog if the nuisance won't stop.
No person shall allow, permit or fail to prevent any dog owned, cared for or controlled, kept, cared for or harbored by him/her that engages in frequent, prolonged, continual, habitual or excessive barking, howling, whining or crying or conducts itself in such a manner as to unreasonably or habitually annoy or disturb the comfort, peace or repose of any person other than the dog owner, whether or not the dog is on the owner's premises.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4702072; v22 updated 2025-08-21; through 08-21-2025).
Full Breakdown
Section 89-5 of the Dog Control chapter targets any dog owner, custodian or handler who allows, permits or fails to prevent a dog from "frequent, prolonged, continual, habitual or excessive barking, howling, whining or crying" that unreasonably or habitually disturbs someone else's comfort, peace or repose. Critically, the rule applies even when the dog is barking on its own owner's premises, so a fenced yard is not a defense. To enforce it, § 89-5(B) gives an Animal Control Officer authority to enter the premises where the noise is coming from and seize and impound the dog if the owner is unwilling or unable to stop it.
Any dog seized this way is handled under the general redemption rules in § 89-13, which set redemption windows of 10 days for a licensed (identified) dog and 7 days for an unlicensed dog, plus payment of seizure and boarding costs. Enforcement runs through the Town's Animal Control Officer under § 89-12, and complaints are investigated and can lead to civil or criminal proceedings under the chapter.
Violations & Fines
A sustained barking-dog complaint is enforced as a violation of Chapter 89 and carries the chapter's general penalty under § 89-18: a fine of up to $500 for a first offense, up to $750 for a repeat violation within three years, and up to $1,000 for a third violation within three years. The dog can also be seized and impounded during the underlying nuisance under § 89-5(B).
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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