Johns Creek has no ordinance using the term 'hoarding,' but the conduct is reached through Sec. 10-4 numeric pet limits (10 dogs/cats), the Sec. 10-5 cruelty/unsanitary-conditions prohibition, and the Sec. 10-93 kennel permit. Severe cases also implicate Georgia's animal-cruelty laws.
The City of Johns Creek does not have a section labeled 'animal hoarding,' but several Chapter 10 provisions work together to address it. First, Sec. 10-4 caps the number of animals per premises outside agricultural zones (for example, 10 dogs and cats combined, 75 fowl, 75 rabbits/guinea pigs/hamsters) and requires sanitary, well-drained, odor-free housing with proper excrement disposal, so accumulating animals beyond these limits or in filthy conditions is already unlawful. Second, Sec. 10-5 (Cruelty to animals) makes it unlawful to deprive any animal of necessary sustenance or medical attention, to keep an animal under unsanitary conditions, or to abandon an animal, all hallmarks of hoarding situations. Third, Sec. 10-93 requires a special permit once four or more dogs over four months of age are kept for 14 or more days, giving the city oversight of large dog populations. Animals kept in violation may be impounded under Sec. 10-49. Beyond the city code, Georgia's animal-cruelty statute (O.C.G.A. § 16-12-4), referenced in the Sec. 10-5 state-law note, provides criminal penalties for failing to provide adequate care, which is how the most serious hoarding cases are typically prosecuted. Residents who suspect hoarding should contact Johns Creek code compliance or animal control.
Exceeding Sec. 10-4 animal limits, keeping animals in unsanitary conditions or depriving them of care under Sec. 10-5, or running an unpermitted kennel under Sec. 10-93 are Chapter 10 violations punishable under Sec. 1-7 (up to $1,000 and/or six months). Severe neglect may be prosecuted under Georgia's cruelty statute, O.C.G.A. § 16-12-4.
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