Greenville County Code § 4-11 defines animal hoarding and § 4-19 makes hoarding or collecting animals a form of cruelty. Collecting animals without humane care, or in filthy conditions that endanger their health, is a misdemeanor and can result in forfeiture of the animals.
"Animal hoarding" is defined in § 4-11 as collecting animals and failing to provide humane/adequate care, collecting dead animals not properly disposed of, or "collecting, housing or harboring animals in filthy, insanitary conditions that constitute a health hazard." Section 4-19(a)(5) lists "hoarding or collecting animals" as cruelty to animals. Animal Control may move before a magistrate to take custody of cruelly treated animals (§ 4-19(b)), and a person convicted "forfeits ownership, charge, or custody of the animal" and may be ordered to pay care costs (§ 4-19(c)). Owners must also provide adequate space, shelter, and sanitation, and may not keep an animal confined in its own excrement (§ 4-18(8)).
Misdemeanor under § 4-23; conviction forfeits ownership of the animals and can require paying the county's care costs. Each day is a separate offense.
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