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  Barking Dogs

Under new laws, residents will no longer have to put up with the nuisance and disturbance caused by barking dogs. Emerald Shire Council is responsible for administering complaints about noise from animals on residential property.

Hours of Operation
 
 7am to 10 pm  No more than 6 minutes of noise
 in any hour
 10pm to 7am  No more than 3 minutes of noise
 in any 30 minutes period

The council has anti-barking collars available to hire to the residents of Emerald Shire Council. For more information contact the Environmental Health Department.

 

 


 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

   

This page was last edited in June, 2006