Glendale City Code Ch. 6 caps residential dogs/cats; hoarding prosecuted under AZ §13-2910. MCACC + Glendale PD co-investigate. Kennel permit required above household limit.
Glendale City Code Chapter 6 (Animals) limits single-family residential properties to typically 4 dogs/cats combined without a kennel license. Exceeding without permit is a civil violation; hoarding behavior (visible neglect, squalor, animals in poor condition) triggers AZ §13-2910 criminal cruelty. Class 1 misdemeanor: up to $2,500 + 6 months jail per animal. Felony class 6 when serious physical injury or death results, or for repeat convictions. Maricopa County Animal Care & Control leads welfare investigations; Glendale PD handles arrests and AZ §13-2910.07 forfeitures. Courts routinely impose lifetime or multi-year animal ownership bans on convicted hoarders. Convictions include community service at MCACC shelters.
Over-limit civil: $100 + permit requirement. Misdemeanor cruelty: $2,500 + jail/animal. Felony: $150,000 + 2 years prison. Veterinary restitution and boarding costs ordered.
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Glendale regulates amplified music under the general noise ordinance. Sound amplification permits available for events. ARS §13-2916 applies.
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Smoke detector requirements in Glendale come from Arizona Revised Statutes Section 36-1637 (state law) and the International Residential Code as adopted unde...
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Glendale Fire adopts IFC Ch. 61. Residential: two 20-lb cylinders max outdoors; indoor storage prohibited. State Farm Stadium and Westgate events trigger spe...
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Glendale allows backyard composting; no permit required. City does not offer curbside organics. Yard-waste drop-off at Glendale's Transfer Station. Commercia...
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