Gardena has no ordinance using the word hoarding, but its three-animal-per-lot cap in Section 18.42.020, the adopted LA County Title 10 care standards, and California Penal Code 597 animal cruelty law together address overcrowding and neglect of animals in the city.
Gardena has no dedicated animal-hoarding ordinance, but several overlapping rules control keeping excessive animals. Zoning Code Section 18.42.020 caps total dogs, cats, and adult fowl at three per lot in any zone, so accumulating animals beyond that number is itself a code violation absent a conditional use permit. Through Chapter 6.02, Gardena adopts LA County Code Title 10, which requires proper care, sanitation, food, water, and veterinary treatment and authorizes impoundment of neglected animals. Where overcrowding compromises animal health or safety, California Penal Code Section 597 (cruelty) applies statewide, and hoarding that causes suffering can be a misdemeanor or felony. Enforcement runs through Code Enforcement, the poundmaster, and the LA County Carson/Gardena Animal Care Center.
Keeping animals above the three-per-lot limit without a permit violates Section 18.42.020. Failing to provide adequate care violates adopted LA County Title 10 standards and can lead to impoundment. Overcrowding causing animal suffering may be prosecuted under Penal Code 597.
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