Troup County, GA Noise Ordinances: Barking Dogs (2026)

Sec. 14-1 defines a barking 'nuisance' as an animal that engages, without provocation, in incessant or untimely barking or other noise making in a manner that reasonably disturbs any person or neighborhood, and treats a dog as 'provoked' if the barking resulted from the intentional and unauthorized acts of someone other than the owner or custodian. Sec. 14-8 restates this as a standalone duty: an owner must keep their dog from incessant or untimely barking or noise making that disturbs a person or neighborhood, and the section labels a violation 'unlawful and deemed a public nuisance and separate violation.' Sec.

14-8(2) builds in a defense: it is not a violation if the owner shows by clear and convincing evidence that the barking was caused or substantially contributed to by the intentional acts of third parties, such as someone provoking the dog. Enforcement runs through the county animal control department under Sec. 14-2, which investigates complaints and can prosecute in Magistrate Court, and a citation is punished under the chapter's cross-reference in Sec. 14-12 to the Code's general penalty, section 1-19: a fine up to $1,000.00, up to six months in jail with at least 120 days of any jail term probated, or both, with each day of a continuing violation treated as a separate offense.