Idaho Falls City Code has no stand-alone animal-hoarding ordinance, but its two-dog limit (5-6-7), fowl/livestock caps, and nuisance provisions constrain how many animals may be kept. Animal hoarding involving neglect is prosecuted under Idaho's state cruelty statute, Idaho Code Title 25, Chapter 35, which criminalizes confining animals in unsanitary conditions or failing to provide care.
Idaho Falls City Code does not have a dedicated 'animal hoarding' section, but several provisions limit the accumulation of animals. Section 5-6-7 caps dogs at two per dwelling or business property (up to five with a permit), and the additional-dog permit requires an inspection confirming the location is sanitary, safe, and unlikely to create a nuisance or allow escape. Fowl, turkeys, and rabbits are capped by lot size under Section 5-5-3. The dog and cat nuisance provisions (5-6-10, 5-6-11) reach unsanitary or dangerous conditions caused by animals. Where animal accumulation crosses into neglect, Idaho's statewide cruelty law applies. Idaho Code Title 25, Chapter 35 (Animal Care) defines 'companion animal' (25-3502) as animals solely kept as pets, including domestic dogs, cats, rabbits, and companion birds. The statute's cruelty definition specifically reaches negligently confining an animal in unsanitary conditions, negligently housing an animal in inadequate facilities, and negligently failing to provide sustenance, water, or shelter - the core conditions present in hoarding cases. On conviction, a court may terminate the person's right to possession, title, custody, or care of an animal and award the animal to a humane society or animal-control agency. Local law enforcement administers the companion-animal provisions, so Idaho Falls Police and Animal Services enforce these state standards alongside the City's own code.
There is no separate city hoarding penalty; excessive dogs violate Section 5-6-7 (infraction, then misdemeanor on repeat). Neglect-based hoarding is charged under Idaho Code 25-3504 (cruelty to animals), and a court may order forfeiture of the animals under Chapter 35. Animals kept in unsanitary or dangerous conditions may be impounded under the City's nuisance and impoundment provisions.
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