Barking dog rules in Lassen County, 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.
In unincorporated Lassen County a habitually barking or howling animal is a nuisance under County Code Chapter 8.08 (General Animal Regulations). The written affirmation of three unrelated persons living at separate residences that their peace is disturbed is prima facie evidence of a violation. Chapter 9.65 also lists animal noise as a prohibited act.
Animal noise in unincorporated Lassen County is addressed in two places. Chapter 8.08 of the Lassen County Code (General Animal Regulations) makes it unlawful to keep any animal that, by habitually howling, barking or making other noise, disturbs the peace and quiet of the neighborhood, and declares such an animal a nuisance. A written affirmation by three persons - not related and having separate residences - stating that their peace and quiet is unreasonably disturbed by the animal is deemed prima facie evidence of a violation. Separately, the Noise Ordinance (Section 9.65.050) lists, among the specific prohibited acts, owning, possessing or harboring an animal that by frequent or long-continued noise causes annoyance or discomfort to a person of normal sensitivity in the vicinity, and it cross-references the three-person affirmation standard in Section 8.08.030(b). Animal-noise complaints do not require a decibel reading; the test is whether the noise is frequent, persistent or long-continued. The Sheriff has primary enforcement responsibility for the Section 9.65.050 prohibited acts.
A barking-dog nuisance verified by three unrelated neighbors is a violation enforceable under Chapter 8.08 and Section 9.65.050, through administrative citation (Lassen County Code Chapter 1.20) and the Sheriff's Office. Continued violations may be abated as a public nuisance.
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