Barking dog rules in Tigard, OR — also called nuisance dog, dog noise, or excessive barking ordinances — define when a barking dog becomes a code violation and how complaints are handled.
Tigard contracts dog licensing and barking-dog enforcement to Washington County Animal Services. The operative standard is Washington County Code 6.04.260 (Continuous Annoyance): a dog that barks, whines, screeches, howls, or makes other sounds reasonably heard beyond the owner's property for a total of five or more minutes in any 15-minute period may be cited. Tigard's own TMC 6.02 Article V (Noise Nuisances) separately treats animals that create unnecessarily loud noise as a city noise nuisance.
Tigard does not maintain a separate municipal animal-control agency. Dog licensing, animal complaints, and barking-dog enforcement for residents inside the Tigard city limits are handled by Washington County Animal Services, which operates under Washington County Code Title 6 (Animal Control), Chapter 6.04. The barking standard is Washington County Code 6.04.260, which defines a continuous annoyance as repeated barking, whining, screeching, howling, or other sounds caused by a dog or dogs that can be reasonably heard beyond the boundary of the dog owner's property; if the dog is allowed to cause a continuous annoyance for a total of five or more minutes in any 15-minute period, that is a violation. Maximum civil penalty under WCC 6.04.260 is $500. Complainants typically must keep a log of dates and times and may need to sign a sworn statement. In parallel, Tigard's own noise nuisance code at TMC 6.02 Article V treats sounds from animals as a potential city noise nuisance — particularly when plainly audible in a noise-sensitive unit between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. — and Tigard Code Compliance can pursue chronic violations under the city's general nuisance enforcement even where Washington County Animal Services has primary jurisdiction.
Barking complaints inside Tigard are filed with Washington County Animal Services. After a first complaint, the county typically mails a courtesy notice to the dog's owner explaining the 5-minute / 15-minute standard. A signed sworn complaint from a witness (or a second complaint) can trigger a citation under WCC 6.04.260 with a maximum fine of $500. Chronic cases that also produce a city noise nuisance under TMC 6.02 Article V can be enforced by Tigard Code Compliance with the two-witness rule.
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