Wisconsin's cruelty statute (Ch. 951) makes it illegal to keep animals without proper food, water, and shelter, which is how hoarding is enforced. Rock County uses these state cruelty laws plus municipal pet limits; there is no separate county hoarding ordinance.
Rock County does not have a stand-alone hoarding ordinance, but animal hoarding is enforced through Wisconsin's crimes-against-animals statute, Ch. 951, which prohibits mistreating animals and failing to provide adequate food, drink, shelter, or sanitary conditions. Local kennel-license and pet-limit rules also help identify hoarding situations when a household keeps far more animals than allowed. Reports typically go to local law enforcement, the county sheriff, or a humane officer, who can seize neglected animals and seek charges. Municipal pet limits (such as kennel-license thresholds and hen caps) provide the numeric backstop, while Ch. 951 supplies the criminal cruelty and neglect penalties.
Neglect or cruelty under Wis. Stat. Ch. 951 can bring criminal charges, seizure of animals, and fines or jail; excess-animal violations bring municipal citations.
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Milton, WI
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Milton, WI
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Milton, WI
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Milton, WI
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Milton, WI
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Milton, WI
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