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Prescott Valley explains barking complaint process; ordinance limits continuous barking to five minutes
Summary
Animal services described steps neighbors should take when dogs bark excessively — a polite knock first, then file a barking complaint through the town website if it persists — and noted the town ordinance treats barking beyond five continuous minutes as a nuisance.
Prescott Valley Animal Services Officer Alana Caswell outlined how neighbors and staff handle barking complaints and cited the town's five-minute threshold for continuous barking. She encouraged residents to first try a direct, neighborly contact before submitting a formal complaint.
"Sometimes people work night shifts and they're sleeping during the day ... sometimes people don't know that their dogs are barking when they're gone," Caswell said, urging consideration and informal outreach before filing a complaint. If the problem persists, she said residents may submit a barking complaint through the town website and staff will serve a complaint in accordance with the town ordinance that regards continuous barking in excess of five minutes as a nuisance.
