Pomona, CA Noise Ordinances: Barking Dogs (2026)
Barking dog rules in Pomona, 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.
Key Facts
- Complaint threshold
- Written complaints from 2 separate households
- Enforcement agency
- Shelter manager / Inland Valley Humane Society
- Penalty
- Misdemeanor; each day is a separate offense
- Related rule
- Also barred under noise chapter 18, art. VII
Summary
A Pomona dog that barks, whines, howls or cries "in a continuous or untimely fashion" is a declared public nuisance under City Code Sec. 6-6. The city only issues a written abatement notice after receiving complaints in writing from at least two separate households, and ignoring that notice is a misdemeanor.
Any animal(s) repeatedly at large, which molests passersby or passing vehicle, attacks or kills other animals, damages/trespasses on public or private property, barks, whines, howls, cries or makes any loud noises in a continuous or untimely fashion, shall be considered a public nuisance. Upon receipt in writing of such nuisance from at least two persons from separate households in the immediate neighborhood, the city or its agent shall issue a notice to abate said nuisance to the owner of the animal or animals or the occupant of said premises in question giving a reasonable amount of time to abate the nuisance.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: City Code: Supplement 31).
Full Breakdown
Section 6-6 of the animal chapter treats any animal that is repeatedly at large, molests people or vehicles, attacks other animals, trespasses, or "barks, whines, howls, cries or makes any loud noises in a continuous or untimely fashion" as a public nuisance. Before the city acts, it must receive a written nuisance complaint from at least two people from separate households in the immediate neighborhood; a single neighbor's complaint is not enough to trigger enforcement. Once that threshold is met, the city or its agent issues a written notice to the animal's owner or the occupant of the premises, giving a reasonable amount of time to abate the barking or other nuisance conduct.
The shelter manager, defined in the chapter as the Executive Director of the Inland Valley Humane Society and their deputies, enforces this chapter and, under Sec. 6-10, has authority to issue administrative citations directly, with any resulting fines payable to the Inland Valley Humane Society under its enforcement agreement with the city. Section 6-6(a) also separately bars keeping any rooster, peacock, or other bird or animal whose sound or cry violates the city's general noise ordinance in chapter 18, article VII, layering the animal-specific nuisance process on top of the citywide noise rules.
Violations & Fines
Maintaining, permitting, or allowing a barking-dog nuisance to continue after written notice from the city is a misdemeanor under Sec. 6-6(d), and each day the nuisance continues is charged as a separate offense. Under Sec. 6-2, any chapter 6 violation is a misdemeanor or an infraction at the discretion of the city attorney or the Los Angeles County district attorney, and the shelter manager may instead issue an administrative citation with fines payable to the Inland Valley Humane Society.
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