Redding, CA Noise Ordinances: Barking Dogs (2026)

090(A) and (B) of the Redding Municipal Code make it a nuisance to keep or permit any animal that habitually disturbs the peace of a neighborhood or person by barking, howling, crying, baying, screeching or other noise, whether the disturbance is judged by two people living in different households or witnessed directly by an animal control officer. Subsection (C) sets the bright-line test: noise that is continuous or incessant for at least ten minutes, or intermittent for at least thirty minutes, at any time of day or night, is an unreasonable disturbance.

Subsection (D) removes liability if the animal was provoked or reacting to a trespasser, and subsection (E) protects watchdogs so long as the keeper moves promptly to quiet the dog and never leaves it unattended where prolonged barking would disturb two households. Enforcement follows a two-strike process under subsections (G) and (H): on a first signed complaint, the animal control officer investigates, documents any prior violations tied to the owner's animals, hands the owner written information on their responsibilities, and serves a warning notice by personal delivery, posting at the property, or certified or regular mail.

13 of the code. Subsection (I) requires the complaint itself to be a signed, written statement from at least two individuals in different households, on a city manager-approved form, before enforcement can begin.