Redlands, CA Noise Ordinances: Barking Dogs (2026)
Barking dog rules in Redlands, 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
- Governing section
- Redlands City Code § 8.06.090(D)
- Enforcing agency
- Code enforcement division (noise control officer)
- Curfew hours
- None; violation can occur any time of day
- Penalty class
- Misdemeanor or infraction, city attorney's discretion
- Repeat violation
- Each day of disturbance is a separate offense
- Civil remedy
- Abatement or injunction for continuing nuisance
Summary
Redlands City Code section 8.06.090(D) makes it unlawful to own, possess or harbor any animal or bird that howls, barks, meows or squawks frequently or for long duration, creating a noise disturbance across a residential or commercial property line. The city's noise control officer, its code enforcement division, investigates complaints and can cite the owner under the noise chapter's escalating misdemeanor or infraction penalties.
D. Animals And Birds: Owning, possessing or harboring any animal or bird which frequently, or for long duration, howls, barks, meows, squawks or makes other sound which creates a noise disturbance across a residential or commercial real property line or within a noise sensitive zone.
Full Breakdown
Redlands treats a chronically noisy animal as a code-enforcement noise violation, not a separate animal-control offense. 090, titled 'Noise Disturbances Prohibited,' lists subsection D, 'Animals And Birds,' among the acts the noise chapter declares illegal: owning, possessing or harboring any animal or bird that howls, barks, meows, squawks or makes other sound creating a noise disturbance across a residential or commercial real property line, or within a designated noise sensitive zone. 020: sound that endangers health or safety or otherwise violates the quantitative standards set out in the chapter.
020 as the city's code enforcement division or another city employee the city manager designates for the purpose. 06: it is a misdemeanor, though the city attorney may instead prosecute it as an infraction, and each day a violation continues is treated as a separate offense. A continuing violation may also be abated or enjoined as a public nuisance. 120 do not extend to animal noise.
Violations & Fines
A first citation is typically charged as an infraction at the city attorney's discretion, but the code authorizes misdemeanor prosecution, and each day the barking continues counts as a separate violation under section 8.06.140. A neighbor's complaint triggers a code enforcement investigation rather than an automatic fine; if the noise is continuing, the city can also pursue civil nuisance abatement or an injunction rather than, or in addition to, criminal citation.
Frequently Asked Questions
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