Animal hoarding in unincorporated San Diego County is addressed through animal keeping limits and nuisance abatement. San Diego County Animal Services at (619) 767-2675 investigates welfare complaints.
The county zoning ordinance limits animals by zone and lot size. Exceeding limits or maintaining hoarding conditions triggers enforcement. San Diego County Animal Services investigates welfare complaints. Criminal cruelty under CA PC 597. The county's rural areas have more permissive animal limits than urban zones.
Exceeding limits: code fines. Cruelty: PC 597 up to $20,000. Nuisance: abatement with cost recovery.
San Diego County, CA
San Diego County Code Chapter 6 (Animal Control) and the noise ordinance address barking dogs. Persistently barking dogs that disturb neighbors violate Secti...
San Diego County, CA
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