Ohio has no fixed 'hoarding' number, but keeping animals without adequate food, water, or shelter is a crime under ORC 959.13 and 959.131. Cases are prosecuted locally; the Butler County Dog Warden and humane society investigate.
Animal hoarding is addressed through Ohio's cruelty statutes rather than a numeric cap. ORC 959.13 forbids impounding or confining an animal without sufficient food, water, and shelter, and ORC 959.131 makes it an offense for anyone who confines or is the caretaker of a companion animal to negligently deprive it of necessary sustenance. 'Companion animal' covers any animal kept in a residence and every dog or cat. Courts have convicted hoarders under these sections when dozens of animals were kept in unsanitary, crowded conditions. In Butler County, the Dog Warden, the General Health District, and Animal Friends Humane Society investigate complaints and can seek seizure of the animals.
Companion-animal neglect under ORC 959.131 is a misdemeanor of the first degree, rising to a fifth-degree felony for serious or repeat offenses, with fines, jail, and forfeiture of the animals.
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