File a complaint against an owner for nuisance animal noise
Overview
The nuisance animal noise ordinance allows you to file a complaint against an animal owner, or any person having temporary custody of animals, who allows the animal(s) to bark, meow, whine, or howl continuously for a period of 20 minutes or longer with less than 20 seconds of interruption during that 20-minute time period.
Things to consider
- This ordinance does not apply to to animal shelters, commercial boarding kennels or properties that are zoned for agricultural purposes
- You must have affidavits from two unrelated people at different locations within 1,000 feet of the noise source
- If there is only one person able to report, the affidavit must be accompanied by a non-stop, unedited time-stamped recording of the sound from a single incident
- All affidavits must be notarized
- Anyone submitting an affidavit is required to appear in court
- The complaint cannot be filed anonymously
How to
- Download the affidavit
- Fill it out and get it notarized
- If only one affidavit, create a copy of the recording of the incident
- Submit all information either by mail or in-person to Animal Control at 2709 E Hanna Ave Tampa, FL 33610
Get help
Department: Code Enforcement - Animal Control
Email: AnimalControl@HCFLGov.net
Phone: (813) 744-5660