Noblesville, IN Noise Ordinances: Barking Dogs (2026)

Noblesville's noisy-dog rule sits in Chapter 90 of the Code of Ordinances, adopted by Ord. 09-02-21 on February 23, 2021. Section 90.31 bars the continuous barking, yelping, whining or howling of a dog anywhere in the City of Noblesville; the section sets no decibel meter or minimum-minutes threshold, so the responding Noblesville Police Department officer judges whether the noise on scene meets the "continuous" standard the ordinance describes. Once a complaint comes in, the department is authorized to act immediately: officers may issue a citation to the owner or custodian, or, if nobody responsible for the animal can be located at the time of the disturbance, impound the dog outright rather than wait for a follow-up contact.

That immediate-impoundment option distinguishes Noblesville's approach from ordinances that require a warning first; a single unattended barking complaint can result in the dog being taken into custody the same day. Chapter 90's general penalty section, § 90.99, groups § 90.31 with §§ 90.08, 90.18, 90.28, 90.33, 90.34 and 90.36 as Class B Infractions, fined not less than $10 nor more than $250, and § 90.99(D) treats every 24-hour period the violation continues as a separate offense, so an owner who does not correct chronic barking can face multiple citations from one long-running complaint.

Because animal control in Noblesville is handled by contract with the Hamilton County Humane Society, an impounded dog typically moves into that agency's custody once police remove it from the property.