Barking dog rules in Honolulu County, HI — also called nuisance dog, dog noise, or excessive barking ordinances — define when a barking dog becomes a code violation and how complaints are handled.
Oahu's animal nuisance ordinance prohibits owners island-wide from keeping dogs whose barking or howling unreasonably disturbs neighbors.
Revised Ordinances of Honolulu Chapter 7, Article 2 governs animal nuisances on a county-wide basis. Section 7-2.3 prohibits owning an animal engaged in an animal nuisance, and sustained barking, howling, or yelping from a dog is one of the listed nuisances. The URL path still uses the older 1990 code numbering of 12-2.3, but the section is published as §7-2.3 in the current Revised Ordinances. Statutory defenses exist when the disturbance results from trespass or provocation.
Complaints are investigated by the Honolulu Police Department and the Hawaiian Humane Society under contract; repeat nuisance findings can lead to citations and abatement orders.
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