Barking dog rules in Snohomish County, WA — also called nuisance dog, dog noise, or excessive barking ordinances — define when a barking dog becomes a code violation and how complaints are handled.
Keeping animals whose frequent, repetitive or continuous noise unreasonably interferes with the peace and comfort of persons in rural or residential districts is a public disturbance noise at any hour under SCC 10.01.040(1)(a). 'Repetitive barking' means 10 minutes or more within any half-hour span.
SCC 10.01.040(1)(a) treats animal noise as a day-and-night public disturbance in rural or residential districts, with exceptions for farm animals in zones where allowed and for licensed commercial kennels, shelters, vet hospitals, pet shops and grooming parlors meeting their permit conditions. SCC 10.01.020(29) defines repetitive barking as barking by one or more dogs that, while not continuous, totals 10 minutes or more of any half-hour. Licensed commercial kennels must observe quiet hours (10 p.m.–6 a.m. weekdays; 10 p.m.–8 a.m. weekends) during which repetitive barking or barking over 5 minutes is a violation.
Public-disturbance animal noise is enforced by the Sheriff. Animal-control violations may also be pursued under SCC Title 9. Kennel quiet-hours breaches violate the noise ordinance.
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