Barking dog rules in Peoria County, IL — also called nuisance dog, dog noise, or excessive barking ordinances — define when a barking dog becomes a code violation and how complaints are handled.
Persistent barking is a nuisance in Peoria County. The City of Peoria's Sec. 4-22 treats a dog that disturbs neighbors with excessive barking as a nuisance animal, and Peoria County Animal Protection Services (PCAPS) fields complaints countywide under contract with every municipality.
Chronic barking is handled as a nuisance in Peoria County. City of Peoria code, Sec. 4-22, defines a nuisance animal to include one that 'causes a disturbance by excessive barking, caterwauling or other noisemaking.' Peoria County Animal Protection Services (PCAPS) runs animal control for the county and every city and village in it, responding to nuisance-animal and barking complaints and enforcing licensing and rabies rules under the Illinois Animal Control Act (510 ILCS 5). Complainants should log dates, times, and recordings. In extreme cases, sustained barking in unincorporated areas can be charged by the Sheriff as disorderly conduct under 720 ILCS 5/26-1.
A nuisance-animal citation from PCAPS carries municipal fines and abatement orders. Sustained barking in unincorporated areas can be charged as disorderly conduct under 720 ILCS 5/26-1, a Class C misdemeanor.
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