Oak Lawn, IL Noise Ordinances: Barking Dogs (2026)
Barking dog rules in Oak Lawn, IL, 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
- Governing section
- Village Code § 10-3A-4(B)
- Standard
- Disturbs the peace by loud noises
- When it applies
- Any time, day or night
- Fine range
- $100 to $750 per offense
Summary
Oak Lawn bans harboring any animal that disturbs the peace with loud noises at any hour, covering barking dogs under the village's animal control chapter.
Noisy Animals: It shall be unlawful to harbor or keep any animal which disturbs the peace by loud noises at any time of the day or night. (Ord. 12-01-
06) 10-3A-5: KEEPING, SELLING LIVE POULTRY: It shall be unlawful to keep, sell, or offer for sale, barter, or give away live baby chicks, ducklings, goslings, pigeons, fowl or other poultry, domestic or otherwise in the village except in stores or other commercial establishments engaged in the business of selling baby chicks, ducklings, goslings, pigeons, fowl or other poultry for commercial purposes, and not less than six (6) of each of the aforementioned variety shall be sold to any one person 1 . It shall be unlawful to raise poultry for home or domestic purposes of any kind in the village. (Ord. 12-01-06)
Notes 1 1. See subsection 10-3A-1F of this article. 10-3A-6: DISEASED ANIMALS: No domestic animal afflicted with a contagious or infectious disease shall be allowed to run at large, or to be exposed in any public place whereby the health of man or beast may be affected; nor shall such diseased animal be shipped or removed from the premises of the owner thereof, except under the supervision of the health and sanitation officer or of the state veterinarian. No such diseased animals shall be brought into the village. The health and sanitation officer or animal control officer shall have the authority to humanely destroy any stray animal found running at large with symptoms of any
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-15: Code current through: Ord. 26-09-22, passed April 28, 2026).
Full Breakdown
Village Code section 10-3A-4(B), "Noisy Animals," makes it unlawful to harbor or keep any animal that disturbs the peace by loud noises at any time of day or night. The rule isn't dog-specific by name, but it's the section the village's animal control chapter uses to reach chronic barking and other animal noise complaints. No decibel threshold or duration test is written into the text -- it turns on whether the noise disturbs the peace.
Violations & Fines
No penalty is set in section 10-3A-4 itself, so the code's general penalty applies: a fine of $100 to $750 per offense under section 1-4-1, with each day the violation continues counted as a separate offense under section 1-4-3.
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