Noise Ordinances in Arkansas (2026)
37 rules on the books across Arkansas, 10 cities and counties. Select a rule to read the full details.
Severity: Few Restrictions · Light Restrictions · Some Restrictions · Significant Restrictions · Heavy Restrictions
Quiet Hours
Nighttime and early morning noise restrictions. Most cities set specific hours when loud activities like lawn mowing, parties, and power tools are not allowed.
Fayetteville
Some RestrictionsFayetteville caps residential noise at 60 dB(A) daytime and 55 dB(A) from 11 PM to 7 AM under Chapter 96. Amplified…
Read full rule →Jonesboro
Some RestrictionsJonesboro bans any unreasonably loud, disturbing noise, day or night, that harms a reasonable person's health or safety…
Read full rule →Little Rock
Some RestrictionsLittle Rock bans loud radios, stereos, and musical instruments between 10:30 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. if the noise disturbs…
Read full rule →Pulaski County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Pulaski County bans any unreasonably loud, disturbing noise that harms health or public peace, with an…
Read full rule →Saline County
Some RestrictionsSection 350.03 bars any unreasonably loud and disturbing noise in the Hot Springs Village portion of unincorporated…
Read full rule →Construction Hours
When construction, demolition, and heavy equipment may run in residential areas. Most cities regulate this by hours and days rather than volume; violations can bring stop-work orders and fines.
Fort Smith
Some RestrictionsConstruction projects in Fort Smith must stay within industrial-zone noise limits, 80 dB(A) daytime, 75 dB(A) at night…
Read full rule →Little Rock
Some RestrictionsLittle Rock restricts construction work to set daytime hours under its noise ordinance, with a narrower interior-work…
Read full rule →Springdale
Some RestrictionsSpringdale treats construction sites as an industrial zone for noise purposes, so job-site sound must stay at or under…
Read full rule →Fayetteville
Few RestrictionsFayetteville only restricts private construction noise between 11 PM and 7 AM (until 9 AM Sundays) near homes, under…
Read full rule →Barking Dogs
Rules about excessive or continuous dog barking, including how complaints are filed, time-of-day limits, and penalties for owners.
Faulkner County
Some RestrictionsFaulkner County treats a dog that barks, whines or howls in an excessive, continuous or untimely fashion as a nuisance…
Read full rule →Fayetteville
Some RestrictionsFayetteville's animal code (Chapter 92) defines a noisy animal as any domestic animal that barks, whines, or howls in…
Read full rule →Fort Smith
Some RestrictionsFort Smith cites owners whose dogs bark or howl loudly enough to disturb neighbors, using a three-complaints-in-90-days…
Read full rule →Garland County
Some RestrictionsIn unincorporated Garland County, it is unlawful to keep or let a dog run at large that disturbs neighbors with loud…
Read full rule →Jonesboro
Some RestrictionsJonesboro makes it unlawful to keep any animal or fowl, including a barking dog, that disturbs the peace and quiet with…
Read full rule →Little Rock
Some RestrictionsLittle Rock makes it unlawful to keep a dog on your property, or under your control, that disturbs the peace through…
Read full rule →Pulaski County
Some RestrictionsPulaski County makes it unlawful under Code § 3-18(e) for a dog to disturb neighbors with loud, frequent barking or…
Read full rule →Saline County
Some RestrictionsWithin the Hot Springs Village portion of unincorporated Saline County, § 350.03(3) makes it unlawful to keep, or let…
Read full rule →Springdale
Some RestrictionsSpringdale makes it unlawful to keep or harbor any animal whose loud, frequent, or habitual barking, howling, or…
Read full rule →Leaf Blower Rules
Restrictions on leaf blowers, including permitted hours, decibel caps, and the growing set of cities phasing out or banning gas-powered blowers outright.
Fort Smith
Some RestrictionsFort Smith treats leaf blowers and other lawn equipment as a 'transient sound source' and caps their peak noise at 20…
Read full rule →Fayetteville
Few RestrictionsFayetteville does not ban leaf blowers by type or set special hours. As a transient sound source under Chapter 96, lawn…
Read full rule →Amplified Music & Outdoor Sound
Rules for loudspeakers, live bands, DJ equipment, and outdoor music at homes, venues, and events, decibel limits, permitted hours, and when an amplified-sound permit is required.
Benton County
Some RestrictionsBenton County's land use table requires any facility using an amplified sound system, such as a bar, night club or…
Read full rule →Fayetteville
Some RestrictionsFayetteville makes amplified music, radio, or instruments plainly audible 150 feet from the source between 1 AM and 8…
Read full rule →Fort Smith
Some RestrictionsAmplified music or sound equipment that's plainly audible 150 feet away between 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. is…
Read full rule →Garland County
Some RestrictionsIn unincorporated Garland County, playing a radio, stereo, music reproduction system or musical instrument loudly…
Read full rule →Little Rock
Some RestrictionsLittle Rock bans loud radios, audio equipment, or musical instruments that disturb neighbors, with tighter limits from…
Read full rule →Pulaski County
Some RestrictionsPlaying a radio, stereo, music reproduction system, or musical instrument loud enough to disturb residents is banned…
Read full rule →Saline County
Some RestrictionsWithin the Hot Springs Village portion of unincorporated Saline County, § 350.03 specifically bars playing a radio…
Read full rule →Springdale
Some RestrictionsSpringdale caps amplified outdoor sound by zone and time of day, 65 dB(A) in residential areas by day, 60 at night, and…
Read full rule →Decibel Limits
The decibel thresholds cities enforce, usually as a table by zone and time of day, residential, commercial, and industrial limits, how noise is measured, and what happens at the property line.
Benton County
Some RestrictionsBenton County's development code sets exactly one countywide numeric noise standard: large and utility-scale wind…
Read full rule →Fort Smith
Some RestrictionsFort Smith caps ambient noise by zone and time: 60 dB(A) day / 55 dB(A) night in residential areas, and 75 dB(A) day /…
Read full rule →Little Rock
Some RestrictionsIndustrial zoning districts in Little Rock (I-1, I-2, I-3) cannot emit noise, odor, or vibration exceeding the general…
Read full rule →Springdale
Some RestrictionsSpringdale caps sound at the property line using a zoned table: 65 dB(A) daytime and 60 dB(A) at night in residential…
Read full rule →Vehicle Noise
Rules about loud vehicle exhaust, modified mufflers, racing engines, and stereos audible at distance. Covers what officers measure and typical fines.
Springdale
Significant RestrictionsSpringdale bans car stereos audible 30 feet or more away and prohibits compression-release engine (Jake) brakes…
Read full rule →Jonesboro
Some RestrictionsJonesboro makes it unlawful to start or accelerate a vehicle so as to create a loud noise from exhaust or spinning…
Read full rule →Little Rock
Some RestrictionsLittle Rock bans discharging vehicle exhaust without an effective muffler and outlaws cars so out of repair they grind…
Read full rule →Pulaski County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Pulaski County bans loud car radios and stereos at night and sustained engine revving in driveways as a…
Read full rule →Saline County
Some RestrictionsSection 350.03(2) specifically prohibits "sustained engine noises" as a disturbance of the peace within the Hot Springs…
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