Barking dog rules in Hawthorne, 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.
Hawthorne's Noise Regulations make it unlawful to keep any animal that, by frequent or long-continued noise, causes annoyance or discomfort to reasonable persons of normal sensitivity in the vicinity. A written affirmation from two persons at separate residences that the noise disturbs their peace and quiet is prima facie evidence of a violation. This city rule applies within city limits.
The Public Nuisance Noise section of Hawthorne's re-enacted Noise Regulations chapter (Ordinance No. 2138) specifically addresses animals. It is unlawful for any person to keep, maintain, or permit to be kept on premises they own, occupy, or control any animal or animals which by frequent or long-continued noise cause annoyance or discomfort to reasonable persons of normal sensitivity in the vicinity. Crucially for enforcement, the ordinance provides that a written affirmation by two persons having separate residences, stating that the animal noise disturbs their peace and quiet, is prima facie evidence of a violation. This is a complaint-driven, nuisance-style standard rather than a fixed decibel test, and it relies on corroboration from neighbors in two different households. Because Hawthorne is an incorporated city, this provision (not the Los Angeles County animal-noise code) governs barking-dog complaints within the city. Persistent disturbances can also be addressed through the city's general Public Nuisance Noise standard, which forbids disturbing, excessive, or offensive noise that causes discomfort or annoyance to a reasonable person in the area.
Barking-dog and animal-noise violations are enforced under the Hawthorne Municipal Code penalty provisions by Code Enforcement and the Police Department. The two-household written affirmation establishes prima facie evidence, easing the path to a citation for a chronically barking animal.
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