Genesee County Animal Control investigates cruelty and neglect complaints and enforces Michigan's animal-cruelty laws (MCL 750.50). Hoarding cases involving neglect are handled under state cruelty statutes, not a separate county code.
Michigan addresses animal hoarding through its cruelty and neglect statutes, chiefly MCL 750.50, which requires adequate care — food, water, shelter and veterinary attention — for animals in a person's custody. Genesee County Animal Control (4351 W. Pasadena Ave., Flint; 810-732-1660) investigates cruelty and neglect complaints and can seize animals kept in inhumane conditions. There is no separate county hoarding ordinance; large numbers of animals may also trigger local kennel-licensing and nuisance rules. Report suspected hoarding or neglect to Animal Control or local police; courts can order forfeiture and bar future ownership.
Animal cruelty and neglect under MCL 750.50 range from misdemeanors to felonies, with fines, jail, forfeiture of animals, and bans on future ownership.
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