Barking dog rules in Redding, 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.
Animal noise in Redding is regulated under RMC Title 7 Chapter 7.04 (General Provisions, Animals), not under the noise chapter. RMC 7.04.090 makes it a nuisance to keep an animal whose barking, howling, or other noise unreasonably disturbs persons living in two or more separate households. Enforcement is by Haven Humane Society under contract with the City.
Section 7.04.090 declares it a nuisance and unlawful to keep or maintain any animal that habitually disturbs the peace and quiet of any neighborhood or person by barking, howling, crying, baying, or screeching so as to unreasonably disturb the peace of two persons living in different households. The section sets a duration trigger: continuous noise for at least ten (10) minutes, or intermittent noise for at least thirty (30) minutes, falls within the rule. A watchdog exception exists if the keeper takes immediate steps to quiet the animal and does not leave it unattended where its barking unreasonably disturbs the peace. Animal Regulation officers from Haven Humane Society contract with the City of Redding and the City of Anderson to enforce this and other animal ordinances. The typical enforcement path is a documented log from at least one complainant, a courtesy warning, then an administrative citation if barking continues. A separate civil complaint by a private party may also be filed in small claims court.
A violation is an infraction subject to an administrative citation under RMC Chapter 1.13. Each day a barking nuisance continues after warning may be treated as a separate violation. Persistent failure to abate can lead to escalating fines and, in severe cases, a vicious or nuisance animal hearing.
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