Denver Animal Shelter

Rules and Regulations for Pet Shops, Pet Grooming Shops, Kennels, Shelters, and Pet Hospitals

These rules and regulations are adopted pursuant to Article V of Chapter 8 of the Denver Revised Municipal Code, Section 8-102.

 Please review the complete Rules and Regulations for Pet Shops, Pet Grooming, Kennels, Shelters and Pet Hospitals.

Read the Complete Ordinance Chapter 8 ANIMALS of the Revised Municipal Code Title II  

Read Individual Sections   

Barking Dogs Law

• Barking Dog Section 8-46. 
• Download Complete Ordinance  
•  If you would like to purchase a copy of the complete ordinance through the mail, please send a written request and $3.00 to:
  Denver Animal Care and Control
  1241 W. Bayaud Avenue
  Denver, CO 80223

To report a barking dog problem:
Call Denver Animal Care and Control at  (720) 913-1311 or  3-1-1 to report a problem. We take complaints for the City and County of Denver only. If the dog barking problem is in another county, you must call that Animal Control agency. 

Denver Animal Care & Control (ACC) has a three step procedure for handling barking dog complaints:

1.  First Warning: if the complaintant notifies the owner of the barking dog  or if the complaintant does not want to notify the owner, the ACC staff will mail a barking dog notification to the resident regarding the problem.

2. After the first warning, if the problem persists an animal control officer will issue  a courtesy warning to the pet owner regarding the barking dog problem. 

3. After two warnings have been issued and the problem still persists, then two persons (from two different households) will need to sign a private complaint with our department.  The complaint is an actual administrative ciation.