How to File a Complaint Against My Neighbor's Dog
- 1). Call your animal control agency and ask for information about state or local ordinances related to barking, menacing or unconfined dogs. If the dog's barking is the issue and the animal control agency proves unhelpful, call the city attorney and ask about general nuisance or noise ordinances that may apply to barking dogs.
- 2). Explain your situation and ask the animal control authority to enforce the state or local ordinances that relate to unconfined, menacing or barking dogs or general nuisance and noise.
- 3). Go to the animal control authority office and complete any required paperwork to file a complaint against your neighbor's dog. The process will vary, according to the area in which you live. No matter what, insist on a written account of your complaint so that a record exists.
