Wyoming, MI Noise Ordinances: Barking Dogs (2026)
Barking dog rules in Wyoming, MI, 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
- Governing section
- Wyoming Code of Ordinances § 50-127(a)
- Daytime tolerance
- 5 min per 2-hr window, 7 a.m.-8 p.m.
- Nighttime tolerance
- 5 min total, 8 p.m.-7 a.m.
- First-offense fine
- $100.00 civil infraction
- Third-offense fine
- $500.00
- Adopted
- Ord. No. 2-24, amended Ord. No. 16-24 (eff. 12-31-24)
Summary
Wyoming, Michigan (Kent County) bars a barking dog or other domestic-animal noise from being audible beyond the owner's property for more than five minutes in any two-hour period between 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., or for more than five minutes at all overnight between 8:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.
(a)No barking or emission of any other noise by any domestic animal shall be audible beyond the property of its owner or other person on whose premises it is consensually located for any period: (i) exceeding five minutes in any two-hour period between 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., or (ii) exceeding five minutes during the period between 8:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.... (e)A violation of this section is a municipal civil infraction punishable by a fine of $100.00 for a first offense, $250.00 for a second offense, and $500.00 for any subsequent offense.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 26 Update 2).
Full Breakdown
Wyoming Code of Ordinances § 50-127(a), added by Ord. No. 2-24 § 3 (3-4-24) and amended by Ord. No. 16-24 § 1 (effective 12-31-24), sets a two-tier audibility standard for domestic-animal noise. , barking or other noise from a domestic animal cannot be audible beyond the property of its owner (or the property of another person where the animal is consensually kept) for more than five minutes within any two-hour window. , the tolerance is stricter: the same noise cannot be audible beyond the property line for more than five minutes total during that period.
The section applies to any domestic animal, not just dogs, and to noise heard from any neighboring property, not just a complainant's yard. It sits within the broader § 50-127 nuisance section, which also regulates animal waste odor and pickup frequency (subsections (b) through (d)) as separate but related nuisance standards. Subsection (e) sets the penalty for the whole section, including the barking-noise standard: a municipal civil infraction with an escalating fine schedule. This is Wyoming, Michigan's own Kent County city ordinance; it does not rely on or restate Michigan state animal-control statutes, and it applies only inside Wyoming city limits, not in adjoining Grand Rapids or unincorporated Kent County areas.
Violations & Fines
A violation of § 50-127, including the barking-noise standard in subsection (a), is a municipal civil infraction punishable by a $100.00 fine for a first offense, $250.00 for a second offense, and $500.00 for any subsequent offense.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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