Lake Elsinore has no ordinance using the term 'hoarding,' but its three-animal residential presumption, kennel permit rules, and sanitation requirements limit accumulation. Severe cases are prosecuted as cruelty under LEMC 6.04.210 and California Penal Code 597.
The Lake Elsinore code does not define 'animal hoarding,' but several provisions constrain it. In the restricted district, LEMC 6.08.020 presumes more than three dogs or cats are commercial and prohibited, and LEMC 6.04.060 requires a kennel or cattery permit for five or more. LEMC 6.04.220 requires any animal-occupied area to be kept sanitary, with extreme conditions treated as cruelty under LEMC 6.04.210. That section incorporates California cruelty law (Penal Code 597-style maiming, torture, neglect, and failure to provide food, water, or shelter), with fines up to $20,000, possible felony charges, and forfeiture of seized animals. Animal Friends of the Valleys may enter property (LEMC 6.04.130) and impound animals. Reports go to 951-674-0618.
Over-the-limit keeping is enforceable under LEMC 6.08.020 and the kennel/cattery permit rule (LEMC 6.04.060). Unsanitary conditions are citable under LEMC 6.04.220, and cruelty under LEMC 6.04.210 and Penal Code 597, carrying fines up to $20,000. Seized animals may be forfeited.
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