Excessive barking which causes a nuisance to any person is an offence. In a good neighbourly manner, let the dog's owner know how the barking affects you. They may not have realised what was happening. If that approach fails, a complaint about excessive barking should be made to the District Court.
Before you do this, you must first inform the dog owner, in writing, of your intention by completing a form under the Control of Dogs Act, 1986.
Where it appears to the District Court that a nuisance has been created as a result of excessive barking, the Court may -
- Order the owner to abate the nuisance by exercising due control over the dog.
- Make an order limiting for such period as may be specified in the order the number of dogs to be kept by on the premises.
- Direct that a dog be delivered to a dog warden to be dealt with by him in accordance with the provisions of the Control of Dogs Act, 1986, as if the dog were an unwanted dog.