Pulaski County, AR Noise Ordinances: Barking Dogs (2026)

Section 3-18(e) sits inside Pulaski County's chapter on domestic animal control, which under § 3-16 reaches only the unincorporated area; Little Rock, North Little Rock, Jacksonville, Sherwood and Cammack Village enforce their own noise rules. The nuisance ban is written broadly: it is unlawful to "allow barking and howling, or other nuisance behavior," and separately unlawful to keep on the premises, or allow to run at large, any dog whose loud and frequent barking or howling disturbs the peace and quiet of neighbors. An animal control officer can act on an eyewitness citizen complaint backed by substantial evidence, on the officer's own observation of the dog's conduct while on routine patrol, or after a complaint that the animal is creating a nuisance under § 3-18(a).

Because the noise provision is enforced as part of this article of chapter 3, the general violations clause in § 3-24 supplies the penalty: a first or second violation is a petty offense fined between $25 and $200, and a third or later violation within the same course of conduct is fined between $250 and $500. If the disturbance is continuous, the fine for letting it continue is capped at $250 per day it persists. Officers who fail, refuse or neglect to enforce this chapter are themselves subject to a $25 to $100 fine under § 3-25. Owners can avoid escalation by restraining the animal as defined in § 3-17 or otherwise abating the disturbance before a second citation issues.