(a) It shall be unlawful for a pet shop to display, sell, deliver, offer for sale, barter, auction, give away, broker, or otherwise transfer or dispose of a dog or cat, except for a dog or cat obtained from an animal care facility or animal rescue organization.

(b) A pet shop that offers space for the adoption of dogs or cats shall post, in a conspicuous location, a sign listing the name of the animal care facility or animal rescue organization from which the pet shop acquired each dog or cat.

(c) All pet shops shall maintain records, for a period of one year from the date of acquisition, listing the source of all dogs or cats under their ownership, custody, or control. Records shall be immediately available, upon request, to law enforcement, animal protection officers, and any other city employees charged with enforcing the provisions of this section.

(d) It shall be unlawful for a pet shop to offer any of the following for sale, barter, auction, or adoption: a sick or injured animal, an animal that is so young or weak that its transfer would be injurious to the animal, or an animal that has been inhumanely bred or raised.

(e) This section does not apply to a person or establishment, other than a pet shop, which displays, sells, delivers, offers for sale, barters, auctions, gives away, brokers, or otherwise transfers or disposes of only dogs or cats that were bred and reared on the premises of the person or establishment. (Ord. No. 2023-39, § 3, 8-28-2023)