Ramsey County has no standalone hoarding ordinance. Hoarding is addressed through city pet-number limits (St. Paul: permit above three dogs or cats) and Minnesota's animal-cruelty and neglect statute, Minn. Stat. §343.21, enforced by animal control and police.
No single Ramsey County ordinance defines animal hoarding. Two tools control it. First, city pet-number limits: exceeding St. Paul's threshold of three dogs or three cats without a Keeping of Animals permit gives animal control authority to intervene, and other cities have similar caps. Second, Minnesota's animal-cruelty and neglect law, Minn. Stat. §343.21, makes it a crime to deprive animals of necessary food, water, shelter, or veterinary care — the statute most often applied to hoarding cases. St. Paul Animal Control, county law enforcement, and humane investigators respond, seize suffering animals, and refer for prosecution. Report suspected hoarding to your city's animal control.
Cruelty or neglect under §343.21 ranges from a misdemeanor to a felony depending on harm, with fines, possible jail, animal forfeiture, and bans on future ownership.
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