Perris, CA Noise Ordinances: Barking Dogs (2026)

Perris Municipal Code Chapter 8.05 declares a 'noisy animal' a public nuisance and defines it as any animal whose excessive, unrelenting or habitual barking, howling, crying or other noise annoys or offends residents in the vicinity. Section 8.05.060 makes it unlawful to keep such an animal, and section 8.05.070 prohibits keeping any animal that by sound or cry disturbs the peace and comfort of the neighborhood (with an exception for legally operated veterinary hospitals, animal shelters, and permitted farm/agricultural facilities). Section 8.05.040 exempts law-enforcement dogs on duty. Enforcement under section 8.05.080 is administrative: when an animal control officer confirms a noisy animal or receives a sworn written complaint, the officer issues a written 'noisy animal warning notice' to the responsible party, who must abate the nuisance. Separately, the older noise chapter at section 7.34.080(3) states that noise from an animal disturbing two or more residents in separate adjacent residences, or three or more residents in close proximity, is prima facie evidence of a violation. Both are City of Perris ordinances; Riverside County's animal-noise ordinance (Ord. No. 878) applies only outside the city.