Miramar, FL Noise Ordinances: Barking Dogs (2026)

" The first listed example, Sec. 6-6(c)(1), is allowing or permitting any animal to habitually bark, whine, howl, crow, cackle or make other loud and continual noise resulting in a serious annoyance or interference to neighboring residents and a disturbance of the public peace and welfare; the ordinance deems that conduct a violation of the section outright. The broader nuisance definition in Sec. 6-6(b) frames a nuisance as an animal that disturbs the right of, threatens the safety of, or harms a member of the general public, or damages the property of others.

Other listed nuisance examples in the same section cover an animal continually damaging a neighbor's property, an animal with a disease risk that is not being managed under veterinary care, and an animal kept in unsanitary conditions producing offensive odors or a health danger. Beyond these examples, the city reserves the right to pursue any lawful civil action or criminal proceeding to enforce the chapter and abate nuisances tied to a violation, in addition to whatever Code penalty applies.