Victorville, CA Noise Ordinances: Barking Dogs (2026)
Barking dog rules in Victorville, CA, also called nuisance dog, dog noise, or excessive barking ordinances, define when a barking dog becomes a code violation and how complaints are handled.
Key Facts
- Standard
- Persistent barking that unreasonably deprives peace and quiet
- Legal basis
- Sec. 7.04.020(6) definition; Sec. 7.04.035(6) nuisance rule
- Penalty
- Infraction or misdemeanor under Sec. 1.04.010
- Abatement
- Nuisance abatement under Sec. 13.02.200-13.02.250
- Related rule
- 24+ hrs unsupervised barking dog is an 'abandoned dog'
Summary
Victorville defines a 'barking dog' as one that persistently barks or howls and unreasonably deprives a person of peace and quiet under Municipal Code Section 7.04.020(6). Section 7.04.035(6) makes that noise, along with whining, growling, or bleating from any pet, a public nuisance, with the owner facing abatement plus an infraction or misdemeanor charge under Section 1.04.010.
"Barking dog" is a dog which persistently barks or howls and thereby unreasonably deprives a person of peace and quiet. ... No pet or group of pets, regardless of the number permitted, shall be kept or maintained in any manner so as to constitute a nuisance, hazard or other detriment to the public health, safety or general welfare of the community or neighborhood wherein the pet or pets are kept or maintained, including, but not limited to any condition resulting in breeding flies, mosquitoes, gnats or rodents, or other pests, the failure to remove animal waste; offensive odors, or allowing excessive disturbing or offensive noise, such as barking, whining, growling or bleating. Any nuisance may be abated as provided in Sections 13.02.200 through 13.02.250 of this code.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 57).
Full Breakdown
04, supplies both the definition and the penalty for chronic barking. 020(6) defines a 'barking dog' narrowly as one that 'persistently barks or howls and thereby unreasonably deprives a person of peace and quiet,' a standard that requires more than an occasional bark at a passerby; the disturbance has to be persistent and has to actually deprive a neighbor of peace and quiet. 035(6), titled 'Avoidance of Public Nuisance,' folds barking into a broader list of pet-related nuisances that also includes whining, growling, bleating, breeding flies or rodents, failing to remove animal waste, and offensive odors; any of these, when they rise to a nuisance, hazard, or other detriment to public health, safety, or welfare, can be abated regardless of how many pets the owner is otherwise allowed to keep.
020(1) treats a dog left barking and unsupervised for more than twenty-four hours as an 'abandoned dog,' giving animal control a welfare basis for intervention in addition to the noise-nuisance rule. 250, separate from or alongside a criminal citation. 010, and violating any abatement order issued under the nuisance process is itself a separate basis for penalty under that same subsection.
Violations & Fines
The dog's custodian, whoever has custody, care, charge or control of the animal, is guilty of an infraction or misdemeanor under Section 1.04.010 for maintaining a barking nuisance under Section 7.04.035(6), and again for violating any abatement order issued under Sections 13.02.200 through 13.02.250. Repeated violations can trigger animal control action independent of the noise citation, including intervention if the dog is also found unsupervised or abandoned.
Frequently Asked Questions
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