Daly City does not have a stand-alone 'animal-hoarding' ordinance, but the conduct is reachable through Daly City Municipal Code Title 6 (Animals), Title 7 (Health and Sanitation), and Title 8 (Public Peace, Morals and Welfare), and is heavily backstopped by California state law. Cal. Penal Code §597 makes it a misdemeanor or felony to fail to provide food, water, shelter, and veterinary care to any animal - the core fact pattern of hoarding. Cal. Penal Code §597.9 separately bars any person previously convicted of animal cruelty from owning or possessing animals for 5 years (misdemeanor) or 10 years (felony). The Peninsula Humane Society & SPCA (Coyote Point Shelter) handles animal-control intake and cruelty investigations for San Mateo County.
Animal hoarding in California is typically charged under Cal. Penal Code §597 (the general animal-cruelty statute), supported by Title 7 sanitation enforcement when conditions inside the dwelling become a public-health hazard (vermin, ammonia levels, biohazard). Cal. Penal Code §597 carries fines up to $20,000 and forfeiture of the animals, which are awarded to the impounding agency. The companion statute Cal. Penal Code §597.9 prohibits a convicted defendant from owning, possessing, maintaining, or caring for animals for 5 years (misdemeanor) or 10 years (felony) following conviction. The Peninsula Humane Society & SPCA's Coyote Point Shelter (1450 Rollins Road, Burlingame) provides animal control and humane officers under contract with San Mateo County jurisdictions, including referrals from Daly City code enforcement. Daly City's local code allows parallel enforcement of nuisance, sanitation, and unsafe-building conditions when a hoarding situation is identified.
Cal. Penal Code §597 violations are punishable as misdemeanors or felonies with fines up to $20,000 plus jail or prison time. Cal. Penal Code §597.9 violations carry a $1,000 fine plus a renewed possession ban. Animals are forfeited to the impounding agency and the convicted person must pay impoundment costs. Daly City Title 1 adds a general penalty of up to $1,000 per day for continuing local-code violations.
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