Barking dog.
Denver Revised Municipal Code § 8-17
in effectSec. 8-17. - Barking dog.
(a) It shall be unlawful for an owner or keeper of any dog to fail to prevent such dog from disturbing any person or neighborhood by loud and persistent or habitual barking, howling, or yelping.
(b) An administrative citation or a summons and complaint issued for violation of this section shall be:
(1) Signed by an animal protection officer that personally witnessed the violation;
(2) Supported by at least two (2) identified complaining witnesses from separate households; or
(3) Supported by one (1) complaining witness if there also exists competent evidence admissible at trial to prove a prima facie case of a violation of this section.
(c) In any prosecution for a violation of this section, the fact that any loud dog barking which disturbed any person or neighborhood occurred either:
(1) Between the hours of 10:30 p.m. and 7:30 a.m.; or
(2) When none of the residents who reside at the place where the barking dog is being kept are at home;
shall create a rebuttable presumption that the dog barking was unlawful.
(Ord. No. 672-18, § 1, 7-16-18)
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_ARTIIDOCA_DIV1GE_S8-17BADOFetched: 10/27/2026