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What is the name of your state?I live in New Hampshire next door to a registered kennel with 25 dogs. The kennel was here for 10 years before I built my house. At the time I was building, the kennel owner told me how thrilled she was to have a neighbor and voluntarily offered that if the dogs were ever a problem all I had to do was call and she would shut them up. There are no other houses in the area.
Since I moved in a year ago the barking has been a huge problem despite repeated calls to the kennel owner. I went to the town selectmen and they sent her a letter asking her to control the barking. The barking continued. I looked up the New Hampshire State law (Chapter 466:31) which says dogs are considered a nuisance if they bark "for more than 1/2 hour or during the night hours so as to disturb the peace and quiet of a neighborhood or area". After about 30 calls to the police a total of 3 summonses have been issued. The kennel owner is pleading not guilty based on the fact that it is a registered kennel and was here before me. I intend to appear in court to plead my case. In the meantime I have recorded several hours of the problem with my camcorder both day and night.
My questions: Do I stand a chance in court ? I see no exemption in the law for kennels. If she is found guilty, at what point can her dogs be taken into custody as described in the state law?
Since I moved in a year ago the barking has been a huge problem despite repeated calls to the kennel owner. I went to the town selectmen and they sent her a letter asking her to control the barking. The barking continued. I looked up the New Hampshire State law (Chapter 466:31) which says dogs are considered a nuisance if they bark "for more than 1/2 hour or during the night hours so as to disturb the peace and quiet of a neighborhood or area". After about 30 calls to the police a total of 3 summonses have been issued. The kennel owner is pleading not guilty based on the fact that it is a registered kennel and was here before me. I intend to appear in court to plead my case. In the meantime I have recorded several hours of the problem with my camcorder both day and night.
My questions: Do I stand a chance in court ? I see no exemption in the law for kennels. If she is found guilty, at what point can her dogs be taken into custody as described in the state law?