Marion County has no separate 'hoarding' ordinance; hoarding is prosecuted as animal neglect under Oregon law. ORS 167.325 and 167.330 criminalize failing to provide minimum care, with enhanced felony penalties when a large number of animals (10 or 11 or more) are involved.
Oregon addresses animal hoarding through its animal-neglect statutes rather than a county code. ORS 167.325 (second-degree neglect) and ORS 167.330 (first-degree neglect) make it a crime to fail to provide 'minimum care' — adequate food, potable water, shelter, veterinary care, exercise space and sanitary conditions (defined in ORS 167.310). Charges are elevated to a felony when an offender neglects a large number of animals (10 or more for first degree, 11 or more for second degree). Marion County's Dog Services and law enforcement, with the Oregon or Willamette Humane Society, respond to hoarding complaints. The county's 10-mammal conditional-use limit can also apply.
Animal neglect is a Class B misdemeanor (second degree) or Class A misdemeanor (first degree), raised to a Class C felony with prior convictions or when 10-plus (or 11-plus) animals are involved.
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