North Dakota Dog as a Public Nuisance Complaint

Under the Companion Animals Act 1998, a council officer can issue a nuisance order to the owner declaring the dog a nuisance if it barks or makes another noise that keeps occurring or continues to such a degree that it unreasonably disturbs neighbours.

You can call the animal control department of your local police on a barking dog, but it should only be used as a last resort for excessive barking. If your neighbor's dog barks a lot, it can be annoying, but you should address it with a measured response rather than going straight to the law.

Contact the Community Justice Centre (CJC) to help mediate and settle the problem. contact your local council who may issue a nuisance order (which incurs a fine for non-compliance) to the dog's owner, or. seek a noise abatement order from your local court.

The Consecutive Disruption Laws Under a consecutive-disruption law a dog can bark habitually, as long as he does not continue on for more than a certain number of minutes in a row. For example, allowing one's dog to bark is only deemed to be illegal if he does it for more than twenty-minutes consecutively.

A dog's barking would be considered excessive if it continued for 10 minutes or more, or intermittently for 30 minutes or more within a three-hour period, Lesel said.

Barking for a short period of time (up to 5 minutes per hour no more than 4 times a day) between 9am and 9pm should be acceptable for any neighborhood or neighbor. What if they bark more often? If a dog is barking more often there may be a problem. A dog will bark out of boredom or for attention.

Laws vary significantly from place to place but many consider barking excessive if/when: Your dog barks for 30 minutes straight. He barks more than a combined total of one hour in a 24-hour period. The barking occurs during quiet hours, typically after 10 PM and before 7 AM.

If you suspect a dog is being mistreated, contact an RSPCA inspector on (02) 9770 7555 or 1300 278 3589, or visit the RSPCA website.