Rothschild, WI Noise Ordinances: Barking Dogs (2026)

Section 195-23 turns on disturbance, not decibels: an animal is banned if it 'by frequent or habitual howling, yelping, barking, or wailing' disturbs other people, so a single bark or occasional noise does not violate the ordinance, but a pattern experienced as a disturbance does. The provision covers any animal within the Village, not just dogs, and applies regardless of the hour, having no separate quiet-hours carve-out for animal noise the way some Village noise rules do for machinery or amplified sound. Two categories of premises are excused outright: licensed animal hospitals treating animals, since barking and vocalizing patients are foreseeable there, and the Village's own facility for impounding animals.

Chapter 195 also addresses noisy animals from the harboring angle in § 195-20B, which separately makes it unlawful to harbor an animal 'habitually inclined toward attacking persons or animals, destroying property, barking excessively or making excessive noises or running after vehicles,' giving code enforcement two related but distinct tools, one aimed at the noise itself and one aimed at the owner who tolerates a chronically disruptive animal. Enforcement is complaint-driven; the code does not require a minimum number of witness complaints or a sound-level reading before a citation issues.