Pembroke Pines, FL Noise Ordinances: Barking Dogs (2026)
Barking dog rules in Pembroke Pines, FL, 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
- § 91.11, Chapter 91 DOGS subchapter
- Maximum fine
- $500 per offense under § 10.99
- Maximum jail term
- 90 days under § 10.99
- Repeat violations
- each day counted as a separate offense
- Complaint route
- Police Dept. or Code Enforcement (§ 96.09)
Summary
Under Pembroke Pines Code of Ordinances § 91.11, keeping any dog whose conduct violates the city's code is unlawful, the operative hook prosecutors use against habitual barking. The section sits in the DOGS subchapter of Chapter 91, alongside licensing and stray-dog rules, and ties dog-noise enforcement back to the city's broader Noise Abatement Chapter for what counts as a disturbance.
It shall be unlawful for any person to keep any dog within the city which violates the provisions of this code.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-61: Supplement contains: Local legislation current through Ord. 2056, passed 12-11-25).
Full Breakdown
11, titled "Barking, Noisy Dogs Prohibited," provides only that it is unlawful to keep a dog within the city that violates the code's provisions, so the section works as a hook that pulls in the city's general noise standard rather than setting its own decibel or duration test. 09 that noise complaints are investigated on a complaint basis when a resident contacts the Pembroke Pines Police Department or the Code Enforcement Division. 13, which separately bars a dog from straying onto or damaging a neighbor's property.
99: a fine of not more than $500, imprisonment for not more than 90 days, or both, with each day the violation continues charged as a separate offense. A homeowner cited for a barking dog under this section can therefore face escalating exposure for a chronic, uncorrected complaint rather than a single flat fine.
Violations & Fines
A first substantiated complaint typically proceeds by city ordinance citation rather than immediate arrest, but § 91.11 carries no set fine schedule of its own; because §§ 91.99(A)-(B) list only §§ 91.01 and 91.15 by name, a § 91.11 violation defaults to § 10.99's general penalty, up to $500 and up to 90 days in jail, with each day of continued barking counted as a fresh offense that can multiply the total fine.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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