Animal-related nuisance.
Denver Revised Municipal Code § 8-5
in effectSec. 8-5. - Animal-related nuisance.
(a) No person shall keep or maintain or permit the keeping of, on any premises owned, occupied or controlled by such person, any animal otherwise permitted to be kept, which by frequent or habitual howling, meowing, squawking or other noise, unreasonably disturbs the peace and quiet of any neighborhood or causes discomfort or annoyance to any person. This section shall not apply to dogs (see section 8-18).
(b) The county court, in addition to any penalty imposed pursuant to section 1-13, may order the owner or keeper of the animal to abate the nuisance created under subsection (a) or sections 8-18, 8-73, 8-74, or 8-81 within five (5) days thereafter. Failure to abate the nuisance after the expiration of the five-day period shall be deemed a violation of this chapter of the Code.
(Ord. No. 672-18, § 1, 7-16-18; Ord. No. 539-23, § 2, 6-5-23)
Source: City and County of Denver, Revised Municipal Code and Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/co/denver/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TITIIREMUCO_CH8AN_ARTIINGE_S8-5ANLANUFetched: 10/27/2026