Michigan's animal cruelty law universally applies to hoarding situations involving inadequate care. Penalties escalate with the number of animals, and the state's anti-cruelty framework applies to all municipalities.
MCL 750.50 makes it a crime to fail to provide adequate care - food, water, shelter, and sanitary conditions - to any animal. Penalties scale with the number of animals: a misdemeanor for a single animal (up to 93 days), up to 1 year for two or three animals or an animal's death, and a felony at four or more animals - up to 2 years for 4 to 9 animals, 4 years for 10 to 24, and 7 years for 25 or more or three prior convictions. MCL 750.50b separately addresses killing or torturing animals. Courts may order forfeiture, ban future ownership, and require evaluation.
Misdemeanor to 7-year felony under MCL 750.50 depending on the number of animals; forfeiture of the animals and bans on future ownership may be ordered.
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