Montebello, CA Noise Ordinances: Barking Dogs (2026)
Barking dog rules in Montebello, 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.
Key Facts
- Nuisance trigger
- Sound that disturbs comfort/repose
- Enumerated noise category
- Animals and birds, §9.08.050(E)
- Enforcement agencies
- Police Dept. and animal care & control
- Animal nuisance fine
- Up to $250 infraction, §6.04.080
- Repeat-call fee
- Billed after repeat 24-hr calls
- No fixed decibel limit
- Standard is disturbance of neighbors
Summary
In the City of Montebello, keeping any animal or bird whose sound or cry interferes with the comfortable enjoyment of life or property is a declared nuisance under Section 6.16.100, and the same conduct is separately listed as loud or raucous noise under Section 9.08.050(E).
It is declared to be a nuisance, and no person shall keep, maintain or permit upon any lot or parcel of land within the city under his control, any animal or animals including any fowl or fowls, which by any sound, or cry, shall interfere with the comfortable enjoyment of life or property by an individual. ... E.Animals and Birds. The keeping of any animal or bird which, by causing frequent or long continued noise, shall disturb the comfort and repose of any persons in the vicinity; ... A.Any person who violates any provision of this title is guilty of a misdemeanor or an infraction, and shall be punished according to the discretion of the prosecuting authority.B.Each separate noise violation under this title shall constitute a separate offense. Repeated noise disturbance calls to the same location within a twenty-four hour period will result in a service fee charge for all personnel and equipment costs, or other damage and expenses as set by city council resolution.
Full Breakdown
Montebello Municipal Code Section 6.16.100 declares it a nuisance for anyone to keep, maintain or permit on land under their control any animal, including fowl, that by sound or cry interferes with the comfortable enjoyment of life or property; the section sits in Chapter 6.16, Animals Generally, enforced by the department of animal care and control. The Montebello Police Department enforces a parallel provision, Section 9.08.050(E), which lists the keeping of any animal or bird which, by causing frequent or long continued noise, disturbs the comfort and repose of persons in the vicinity as one of the enumerated acts constituting loud or raucous noise, alongside amplified sound, construction noise and yelling.
Because Section 9.08.050 sits in Chapter 9.08, Offenses Against Public Peace, a barking-dog complaint can be pursued either as an animal nuisance through animal care and control or as a noise offense through the police department, and Section 9.08.060(B) treats repeated calls to the same address within 24 hours as grounds for the city to bill the owner a service fee covering personnel and equipment costs. Section 9.08.040 exempts noise from emergencies and permitted outdoor entertainment, but carries no exemption for animal noise, so a barking dog complaint is evaluated case by case against whether it disturbs the comfort and repose of neighbors.
Violations & Fines
A first violation under Section 9.08.060(A) is a misdemeanor or infraction at the prosecuting authority's discretion, with each day of a continuing disturbance a separate offense; the animal-specific nuisance in Section 6.16.100 instead carries the Title 6 penalty in Section 6.04.080, an infraction fine up to $250. Repeated calls to the same address within 24 hours trigger a service-fee charge under Section 9.08.060(B).
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