Pompano Beach, FL Noise Ordinances: Barking Dogs (2026)
Barking dog rules in Pompano Beach, 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
- First offense fine
- $100.00
- Second/third offense
- Mandatory court appearance
- Maximum court penalty
- $500 fine and/or 60 days jail
- Exception
- Distress or danger sounds are not violations
- Enforcing agency
- City Animal Control Division
Summary
Pompano Beach treats a dog or other animal that barks, whines, or howls excessively enough to disturb neighbors' sleep or peace as a nuisance under Code of Ordinances § 90.07(A)(4), punishable by a $100 fine on the first offense. A second or third violation at the same location forces the owner into mandatory court, where a judge can impose up to $500 and 60 days in the county jail.
(4) Barks, whines, howls, honks, brays, cries, squawks, crows or makes other noise excessively so as to disturb the sleep, peace or tranquillity of any inhabitant of the city, when such noise is made by an animal provided however it shall not be a violation of this section for any animal, bird, or fowl to make a sound of distress or danger when circumstances reasonably cause it to do so. One hundred dollars first offense. Any second or third offense occurring at any location shall require a mandatory court appearance by an owner or person having custody of a domesticated animal in violation of this subsection, and any such offense shall be punishable upon conviction by a fine not to exceed $500.00 or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period not to exceed 60 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment for each violation.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-122: Supplement contains: Local legislation current through 2026-35, passed 7-29-26).
Full Breakdown
' The ordinance carves out one exception: it is not a violation for an animal, bird, or fowl to make a distress or danger sound when circumstances reasonably cause it. 00, up to 60 days in the county jail, or both, for each violation. 07(A) is not limited to noise; it also covers an animal that molests or chases people or vehicles, attacks other domestic animals, damages a neighbor's property, interferes with mail carriers or meter readers, defecates on property it does not belong on, or urinates on a porch, patio, or balcony it does not belong on, each carrying its own escalating fine schedule of $100, $250, and $500 for successive offenses. 99.
Violations & Fines
A first barking-dog complaint under § 90.07(A)(4) carries a $100 civil fine. Any second or third violation at the same location is no longer a civil matter: the owner must appear in Broward County Court, facing a fine of up to $500.00, up to 60 days in county jail, or both, for each additional offense, under the enhanced penalty written directly into the subsection.
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Sources & Official References
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