Nashua, NH Noise Ordinances: Barking Dogs (2026)
Barking dog rules in Nashua, NH, 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 threshold
- 30+ min continuous, or 10pm-6am
- Trigger for violation
- owner fails to abate after request
- Governing section
- § 93-13
- Penalty section
- § 93-14, per City Code § 1-12
Summary
Nashua treats sustained or nighttime animal noise, including barking dogs, as a nuisance once an owner is asked to stop and fails to act.
Noise from an animal which is sustained for periods of more than 30 minutes or which occurs between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., which noise would annoy or disturb a person of normal sensibilities is found to be a nuisance. ... The owner of any animal who fails, by appropriate action, to effectively abate such a nuisance after being requested to do so by any person, shall be guilty of a violation.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4805762; v29 updated 2026-02-10; through 02-10-2026).
Full Breakdown
City ordinance § 93-13 makes noise from an animal a nuisance if it lasts more than 30 minutes at a stretch or happens between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. and would annoy a person of normal sensibilities. It's not automatically a violation, though: the owner only becomes guilty of a violation under § 93-13(B) after someone asks them to stop the noise and they fail to take appropriate action to abate it. Enforcement runs through the general penalty provision at § 93-14.
Violations & Fines
Guilty of a violation, punishable under Nashua Code § 1-12, after failing to abate the noise once requested.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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