Barking dog rules in La Habra, 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.
Under LHMC 6.20.150, it is unlawful to keep a barking dog, defined as one that barks, bays, cries, or howls continuously for ten minutes within a fifteen-minute period, disturbing another person.
La Habra Municipal Code Section 6.20.150 (Chapter 6.20, Care and Keeping of Dogs) makes it unlawful to keep or permit a barking dog on any premises in the city. A barking dog means one that barks, bays, cries, howls, or makes noise continuously and incessantly for ten minutes within a fifteen-minute period, to the disturbance of any other person. Issuing a citation is within the discretion of an animal control officer or a police officer. Enforcement is handled by La Habra Police Department Animal Control at (562) 383-4352; sheltering is contracted to Inland Valley Humane Society. Officials advise contacting the dog owner first.
Keeping a barking dog is unlawful; animal control officers or police may cite at their discretion under LHMC 6.20.150.
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