Pageland, SC Noise Ordinances: Barking Dogs (2026)

Section 4-12 defines a public nuisance broadly as any animal action that disturbs the rights of, threatens the safety of, or damages a member of the general public, or interferes with someone else's ordinary use and enjoyment of their property. targets noise directly: allowing or permitting an animal to bark, whine, howl, crow, or cackle in an excessive, continuous, or untimely fashion, or make any other noise, in a manner that results in serious annoyance or interference with the reasonable use and enjoyment of neighboring premises.

The same section reaches other nuisance conduct too, such as letting an animal damage a neighbor's property, keeping animals in unsanitary conditions that cause offensive odors, or maintaining a dangerous dog, so a noise complaint often travels alongside other nuisance findings. Enforcement runs through the animal control officer or police, who investigate complaints filed with the town administrator's office, the police department, or the animal control officer directly; the town clerk centrally logs every complaint received. Any pet found in continued violation of the nuisance section, or independently identified as a public nuisance, may be impounded and will not be released unless the animal control supervisor authorizes it. 00 or up to 30 days in jail, with every additional day of the ongoing nuisance counted as a new offense.