Longview, TX Noise Ordinances: Barking Dogs (2026)

the keeping or harboring of any animal or fowl which emits or makes any noise which by its character, volume or repetition is offensive to persons in the vicinity;

(3) the discharge into open air of the exhaust of any steam or internal combustion engine, whether moveable or stationary, except through a muffler or other device which will effectively prevent the emission of offensive noises therefrom;

(4) the erection, excavation, demolition, alteration or repair of any building or structure in or adjacent to a residential area or hotel between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. on weekdays and between 6:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. on weekends after receiving a complaint and warning to stop the noisy activity, except in situations involving the interests of public safety, official government business, or the protection of the subject property;

(5) the creation of any noise in a public place adjacent to a church, school, cemetery, court of law, or other public building which, by its nature, is reasonably calculated to disrupt, interfere with, or disturb the proceedings conducted therein;

(6) the outdoor use of a drum, musical instrument, mechanical loud speaker, or other sound amplification device for the purpose of attracting attention by the creation of noise to any performance, show, sales event, or display of merchandise so as to attract customers to any place of business;