Amended IN Assembly April 05, 2018 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2445Introduced by Assembly Member ODonnellFebruary 14, 2018 An act to amend Section 122215 122354.5 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to public health. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2445, as amended, ODonnell. Public health: retail sale of dogs and cats. dogs, cats, and rabbits.Existing law requires a pet store operator, as defined, to comply with laws governing, among other things, the care and sale of, animals in the pet store. Existing law prohibits, commencing January 1, 2019, a pet store operator from selling a live dog, cat, or rabbit in a pet store unless the animal was obtained from a public animal control agency or shelter, society for the prevention of cruelty to animals shelter, humane society shelter, or rescue group, as specified. Existing law imposes, effective January 1, 2019, a civil penalty on a pet store operator who violates these prohibitions.Existing law, the Lockyer-Polanco-Farr Pet Protection Act, imposes certain requirements on the retail sale of dogs and cats by a pet dealer, as defined. Existing law requires every retail dealer to post conspicuously on the cage of each dog offered for sale a notice indicating the state where the dog was bred and brokered.This bill would additionally require the notice described above to include the date of the dogs birth, if known, the date the dog was received by the retail dealer, and the date of the dogs most recent veterinary examination. require a pet store operator to maintain records documenting the health, status, and disposition of each animal for at least one year after the animal is sold, and make these records available to individuals. This bill would require a pet store operator to provide the adoption policies of the organization that supplied each animal. The bill would require the organization providing the animal to the pet store, upon request of the pet store operator, to provide its adoption and surrendering policies, and information about the animal, as specified.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 122354.5 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:122354.5. (a) A pet store operator shall not sell a live dog, cat, or rabbit in a pet store unless the dog, cat, or rabbit animal was obtained from a public animal control agency or shelter, society for the prevention of cruelty to animals shelter, humane society shelter, or rescue group that is in a cooperative agreement with at least one private or public shelter pursuant to Section 31108, 31752, or 31753 of the Food and Agricultural Code.(b) All sales of dogs and cats authorized by this section shall be in compliance with paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 30503 of, subdivision (b) of Section 30520 of, paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 31751.3 of, and subdivision (b) of Section 31760 of, the Food and Agricultural Code.(c) Each pet store shall maintain records sufficient to document the source origin of each dog, cat, or rabbit the pet store sells or provides space for, for at least one year. Additionally, each pet store shall post, in a conspicuous location on the cage or enclosure of each animal, a sign listing the name of the public animal control agency or shelter, society for the prevention of cruelty to animals shelter, humane society shelter, or nonprofit from which each dog, cat, or rabbit animal was obtained. Public animal control agencies or shelters may periodically require pet stores engaged in sales of dogs, cats, or rabbits these animals to provide access to these the records.(d) A pet store operator shall maintain written records sufficient to document the health, status, and disposition of each animal for a period of not less than one year after the animal is sold. These records shall be available to humane officers, animal control officers, law enforcement officers, the prospective purchaser or purchaser of the animal, for inspection during normal business hours.(e) A pet store operator shall provide to the prospective purchaser, or purchaser of an animal, the adoption policy of the public animal control agency or shelter, society for the prevention of cruelty to animals shelter, humane society shelter, or rescue group from which the pet store obtained the animal.(f) At the request of the pet store operator, the public animal control agency or shelter, society for the prevention of cruelty to animals shelter, humane society shelter, or rescue group, that supplies an animal to the pet store shall provide its adoption and surrendering policies, including policies on returning a sick animal, and information related to the animal, including the origin of the animal, if known, and any veterinary records.(d)(g) A pet store operator who is subject to this section is exempt from the requirements set forth in Article 2 (commencing with Section 122125) of Chapter 5, except for the requirements set forth in Section 122135, paragraphs (3) and (4) of subdivision (a) of, and paragraphs (5) and (6) of subdivision (b) of, Section 122140, and Sections 122145 and Section 122155.(e)(h) A pet store operator who violates this section shall be subject to a civil penalty of five hundred dollars ($500). Each animal offered for sale in violation of this section shall constitute a separate violation.(f)(i) For purposes of this section, a rescue group is an organization that is tax exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, and that does not obtain animals from breeders or brokers for compensation.(g)(j) This section does not prohibit a local governing body from adopting requirements that are more protective of animal welfare than those set forth in this section.(h)(k) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2019.SECTION 1.Section 122215 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:122215.Every retail dealer shall post conspicuously on the cage of each dog offered for sale a notice indicating the state where the dog was bred and brokered, the date of the dogs birth, if known, the date the dog was received by the retail dealer, and the date of the dogs most recent veterinary examination.
Amended IN Assembly April 05, 2018 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2445Introduced by Assembly Member ODonnellFebruary 14, 2018 An act to amend Section 122215 122354.5 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to public health. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2445, as amended, ODonnell. Public health: retail sale of dogs and cats. dogs, cats, and rabbits.Existing law requires a pet store operator, as defined, to comply with laws governing, among other things, the care and sale of, animals in the pet store. Existing law prohibits, commencing January 1, 2019, a pet store operator from selling a live dog, cat, or rabbit in a pet store unless the animal was obtained from a public animal control agency or shelter, society for the prevention of cruelty to animals shelter, humane society shelter, or rescue group, as specified. Existing law imposes, effective January 1, 2019, a civil penalty on a pet store operator who violates these prohibitions.Existing law, the Lockyer-Polanco-Farr Pet Protection Act, imposes certain requirements on the retail sale of dogs and cats by a pet dealer, as defined. Existing law requires every retail dealer to post conspicuously on the cage of each dog offered for sale a notice indicating the state where the dog was bred and brokered.This bill would additionally require the notice described above to include the date of the dogs birth, if known, the date the dog was received by the retail dealer, and the date of the dogs most recent veterinary examination. require a pet store operator to maintain records documenting the health, status, and disposition of each animal for at least one year after the animal is sold, and make these records available to individuals. This bill would require a pet store operator to provide the adoption policies of the organization that supplied each animal. The bill would require the organization providing the animal to the pet store, upon request of the pet store operator, to provide its adoption and surrendering policies, and information about the animal, as specified.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO
Amended IN Assembly April 05, 2018
Amended IN Assembly April 05, 2018
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill No. 2445
Introduced by Assembly Member ODonnellFebruary 14, 2018
Introduced by Assembly Member ODonnell
February 14, 2018
An act to amend Section 122215 122354.5 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to public health.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 2445, as amended, ODonnell. Public health: retail sale of dogs and cats. dogs, cats, and rabbits.
Existing law requires a pet store operator, as defined, to comply with laws governing, among other things, the care and sale of, animals in the pet store. Existing law prohibits, commencing January 1, 2019, a pet store operator from selling a live dog, cat, or rabbit in a pet store unless the animal was obtained from a public animal control agency or shelter, society for the prevention of cruelty to animals shelter, humane society shelter, or rescue group, as specified. Existing law imposes, effective January 1, 2019, a civil penalty on a pet store operator who violates these prohibitions.Existing law, the Lockyer-Polanco-Farr Pet Protection Act, imposes certain requirements on the retail sale of dogs and cats by a pet dealer, as defined. Existing law requires every retail dealer to post conspicuously on the cage of each dog offered for sale a notice indicating the state where the dog was bred and brokered.This bill would additionally require the notice described above to include the date of the dogs birth, if known, the date the dog was received by the retail dealer, and the date of the dogs most recent veterinary examination. require a pet store operator to maintain records documenting the health, status, and disposition of each animal for at least one year after the animal is sold, and make these records available to individuals. This bill would require a pet store operator to provide the adoption policies of the organization that supplied each animal. The bill would require the organization providing the animal to the pet store, upon request of the pet store operator, to provide its adoption and surrendering policies, and information about the animal, as specified.
Existing law requires a pet store operator, as defined, to comply with laws governing, among other things, the care and sale of, animals in the pet store. Existing law prohibits, commencing January 1, 2019, a pet store operator from selling a live dog, cat, or rabbit in a pet store unless the animal was obtained from a public animal control agency or shelter, society for the prevention of cruelty to animals shelter, humane society shelter, or rescue group, as specified. Existing law imposes, effective January 1, 2019, a civil penalty on a pet store operator who violates these prohibitions.
Existing law, the Lockyer-Polanco-Farr Pet Protection Act, imposes certain requirements on the retail sale of dogs and cats by a pet dealer, as defined. Existing law requires every retail dealer to post conspicuously on the cage of each dog offered for sale a notice indicating the state where the dog was bred and brokered.
This bill would additionally require the notice described above to include the date of the dogs birth, if known, the date the dog was received by the retail dealer, and the date of the dogs most recent veterinary examination. require a pet store operator to maintain records documenting the health, status, and disposition of each animal for at least one year after the animal is sold, and make these records available to individuals. This bill would require a pet store operator to provide the adoption policies of the organization that supplied each animal. The bill would require the organization providing the animal to the pet store, upon request of the pet store operator, to provide its adoption and surrendering policies, and information about the animal, as specified.
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## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 122354.5 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:122354.5. (a) A pet store operator shall not sell a live dog, cat, or rabbit in a pet store unless the dog, cat, or rabbit animal was obtained from a public animal control agency or shelter, society for the prevention of cruelty to animals shelter, humane society shelter, or rescue group that is in a cooperative agreement with at least one private or public shelter pursuant to Section 31108, 31752, or 31753 of the Food and Agricultural Code.(b) All sales of dogs and cats authorized by this section shall be in compliance with paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 30503 of, subdivision (b) of Section 30520 of, paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 31751.3 of, and subdivision (b) of Section 31760 of, the Food and Agricultural Code.(c) Each pet store shall maintain records sufficient to document the source origin of each dog, cat, or rabbit the pet store sells or provides space for, for at least one year. Additionally, each pet store shall post, in a conspicuous location on the cage or enclosure of each animal, a sign listing the name of the public animal control agency or shelter, society for the prevention of cruelty to animals shelter, humane society shelter, or nonprofit from which each dog, cat, or rabbit animal was obtained. Public animal control agencies or shelters may periodically require pet stores engaged in sales of dogs, cats, or rabbits these animals to provide access to these the records.(d) A pet store operator shall maintain written records sufficient to document the health, status, and disposition of each animal for a period of not less than one year after the animal is sold. These records shall be available to humane officers, animal control officers, law enforcement officers, the prospective purchaser or purchaser of the animal, for inspection during normal business hours.(e) A pet store operator shall provide to the prospective purchaser, or purchaser of an animal, the adoption policy of the public animal control agency or shelter, society for the prevention of cruelty to animals shelter, humane society shelter, or rescue group from which the pet store obtained the animal.(f) At the request of the pet store operator, the public animal control agency or shelter, society for the prevention of cruelty to animals shelter, humane society shelter, or rescue group, that supplies an animal to the pet store shall provide its adoption and surrendering policies, including policies on returning a sick animal, and information related to the animal, including the origin of the animal, if known, and any veterinary records.(d)(g) A pet store operator who is subject to this section is exempt from the requirements set forth in Article 2 (commencing with Section 122125) of Chapter 5, except for the requirements set forth in Section 122135, paragraphs (3) and (4) of subdivision (a) of, and paragraphs (5) and (6) of subdivision (b) of, Section 122140, and Sections 122145 and Section 122155.(e)(h) A pet store operator who violates this section shall be subject to a civil penalty of five hundred dollars ($500). Each animal offered for sale in violation of this section shall constitute a separate violation.(f)(i) For purposes of this section, a rescue group is an organization that is tax exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, and that does not obtain animals from breeders or brokers for compensation.(g)(j) This section does not prohibit a local governing body from adopting requirements that are more protective of animal welfare than those set forth in this section.(h)(k) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2019.SECTION 1.Section 122215 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:122215.Every retail dealer shall post conspicuously on the cage of each dog offered for sale a notice indicating the state where the dog was bred and brokered, the date of the dogs birth, if known, the date the dog was received by the retail dealer, and the date of the dogs most recent veterinary examination.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 122354.5 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:122354.5. (a) A pet store operator shall not sell a live dog, cat, or rabbit in a pet store unless the dog, cat, or rabbit animal was obtained from a public animal control agency or shelter, society for the prevention of cruelty to animals shelter, humane society shelter, or rescue group that is in a cooperative agreement with at least one private or public shelter pursuant to Section 31108, 31752, or 31753 of the Food and Agricultural Code.(b) All sales of dogs and cats authorized by this section shall be in compliance with paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 30503 of, subdivision (b) of Section 30520 of, paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 31751.3 of, and subdivision (b) of Section 31760 of, the Food and Agricultural Code.(c) Each pet store shall maintain records sufficient to document the source origin of each dog, cat, or rabbit the pet store sells or provides space for, for at least one year. Additionally, each pet store shall post, in a conspicuous location on the cage or enclosure of each animal, a sign listing the name of the public animal control agency or shelter, society for the prevention of cruelty to animals shelter, humane society shelter, or nonprofit from which each dog, cat, or rabbit animal was obtained. Public animal control agencies or shelters may periodically require pet stores engaged in sales of dogs, cats, or rabbits these animals to provide access to these the records.(d) A pet store operator shall maintain written records sufficient to document the health, status, and disposition of each animal for a period of not less than one year after the animal is sold. These records shall be available to humane officers, animal control officers, law enforcement officers, the prospective purchaser or purchaser of the animal, for inspection during normal business hours.(e) A pet store operator shall provide to the prospective purchaser, or purchaser of an animal, the adoption policy of the public animal control agency or shelter, society for the prevention of cruelty to animals shelter, humane society shelter, or rescue group from which the pet store obtained the animal.(f) At the request of the pet store operator, the public animal control agency or shelter, society for the prevention of cruelty to animals shelter, humane society shelter, or rescue group, that supplies an animal to the pet store shall provide its adoption and surrendering policies, including policies on returning a sick animal, and information related to the animal, including the origin of the animal, if known, and any veterinary records.(d)(g) A pet store operator who is subject to this section is exempt from the requirements set forth in Article 2 (commencing with Section 122125) of Chapter 5, except for the requirements set forth in Section 122135, paragraphs (3) and (4) of subdivision (a) of, and paragraphs (5) and (6) of subdivision (b) of, Section 122140, and Sections 122145 and Section 122155.(e)(h) A pet store operator who violates this section shall be subject to a civil penalty of five hundred dollars ($500). Each animal offered for sale in violation of this section shall constitute a separate violation.(f)(i) For purposes of this section, a rescue group is an organization that is tax exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, and that does not obtain animals from breeders or brokers for compensation.(g)(j) This section does not prohibit a local governing body from adopting requirements that are more protective of animal welfare than those set forth in this section.(h)(k) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2019.
SECTION 1. Section 122354.5 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:
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122354.5. (a) A pet store operator shall not sell a live dog, cat, or rabbit in a pet store unless the dog, cat, or rabbit animal was obtained from a public animal control agency or shelter, society for the prevention of cruelty to animals shelter, humane society shelter, or rescue group that is in a cooperative agreement with at least one private or public shelter pursuant to Section 31108, 31752, or 31753 of the Food and Agricultural Code.(b) All sales of dogs and cats authorized by this section shall be in compliance with paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 30503 of, subdivision (b) of Section 30520 of, paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 31751.3 of, and subdivision (b) of Section 31760 of, the Food and Agricultural Code.(c) Each pet store shall maintain records sufficient to document the source origin of each dog, cat, or rabbit the pet store sells or provides space for, for at least one year. Additionally, each pet store shall post, in a conspicuous location on the cage or enclosure of each animal, a sign listing the name of the public animal control agency or shelter, society for the prevention of cruelty to animals shelter, humane society shelter, or nonprofit from which each dog, cat, or rabbit animal was obtained. Public animal control agencies or shelters may periodically require pet stores engaged in sales of dogs, cats, or rabbits these animals to provide access to these the records.(d) A pet store operator shall maintain written records sufficient to document the health, status, and disposition of each animal for a period of not less than one year after the animal is sold. These records shall be available to humane officers, animal control officers, law enforcement officers, the prospective purchaser or purchaser of the animal, for inspection during normal business hours.(e) A pet store operator shall provide to the prospective purchaser, or purchaser of an animal, the adoption policy of the public animal control agency or shelter, society for the prevention of cruelty to animals shelter, humane society shelter, or rescue group from which the pet store obtained the animal.(f) At the request of the pet store operator, the public animal control agency or shelter, society for the prevention of cruelty to animals shelter, humane society shelter, or rescue group, that supplies an animal to the pet store shall provide its adoption and surrendering policies, including policies on returning a sick animal, and information related to the animal, including the origin of the animal, if known, and any veterinary records.(d)(g) A pet store operator who is subject to this section is exempt from the requirements set forth in Article 2 (commencing with Section 122125) of Chapter 5, except for the requirements set forth in Section 122135, paragraphs (3) and (4) of subdivision (a) of, and paragraphs (5) and (6) of subdivision (b) of, Section 122140, and Sections 122145 and Section 122155.(e)(h) A pet store operator who violates this section shall be subject to a civil penalty of five hundred dollars ($500). Each animal offered for sale in violation of this section shall constitute a separate violation.(f)(i) For purposes of this section, a rescue group is an organization that is tax exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, and that does not obtain animals from breeders or brokers for compensation.(g)(j) This section does not prohibit a local governing body from adopting requirements that are more protective of animal welfare than those set forth in this section.(h)(k) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2019.
122354.5. (a) A pet store operator shall not sell a live dog, cat, or rabbit in a pet store unless the dog, cat, or rabbit animal was obtained from a public animal control agency or shelter, society for the prevention of cruelty to animals shelter, humane society shelter, or rescue group that is in a cooperative agreement with at least one private or public shelter pursuant to Section 31108, 31752, or 31753 of the Food and Agricultural Code.(b) All sales of dogs and cats authorized by this section shall be in compliance with paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 30503 of, subdivision (b) of Section 30520 of, paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 31751.3 of, and subdivision (b) of Section 31760 of, the Food and Agricultural Code.(c) Each pet store shall maintain records sufficient to document the source origin of each dog, cat, or rabbit the pet store sells or provides space for, for at least one year. Additionally, each pet store shall post, in a conspicuous location on the cage or enclosure of each animal, a sign listing the name of the public animal control agency or shelter, society for the prevention of cruelty to animals shelter, humane society shelter, or nonprofit from which each dog, cat, or rabbit animal was obtained. Public animal control agencies or shelters may periodically require pet stores engaged in sales of dogs, cats, or rabbits these animals to provide access to these the records.(d) A pet store operator shall maintain written records sufficient to document the health, status, and disposition of each animal for a period of not less than one year after the animal is sold. These records shall be available to humane officers, animal control officers, law enforcement officers, the prospective purchaser or purchaser of the animal, for inspection during normal business hours.(e) A pet store operator shall provide to the prospective purchaser, or purchaser of an animal, the adoption policy of the public animal control agency or shelter, society for the prevention of cruelty to animals shelter, humane society shelter, or rescue group from which the pet store obtained the animal.(f) At the request of the pet store operator, the public animal control agency or shelter, society for the prevention of cruelty to animals shelter, humane society shelter, or rescue group, that supplies an animal to the pet store shall provide its adoption and surrendering policies, including policies on returning a sick animal, and information related to the animal, including the origin of the animal, if known, and any veterinary records.(d)(g) A pet store operator who is subject to this section is exempt from the requirements set forth in Article 2 (commencing with Section 122125) of Chapter 5, except for the requirements set forth in Section 122135, paragraphs (3) and (4) of subdivision (a) of, and paragraphs (5) and (6) of subdivision (b) of, Section 122140, and Sections 122145 and Section 122155.(e)(h) A pet store operator who violates this section shall be subject to a civil penalty of five hundred dollars ($500). Each animal offered for sale in violation of this section shall constitute a separate violation.(f)(i) For purposes of this section, a rescue group is an organization that is tax exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, and that does not obtain animals from breeders or brokers for compensation.(g)(j) This section does not prohibit a local governing body from adopting requirements that are more protective of animal welfare than those set forth in this section.(h)(k) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2019.
122354.5. (a) A pet store operator shall not sell a live dog, cat, or rabbit in a pet store unless the dog, cat, or rabbit animal was obtained from a public animal control agency or shelter, society for the prevention of cruelty to animals shelter, humane society shelter, or rescue group that is in a cooperative agreement with at least one private or public shelter pursuant to Section 31108, 31752, or 31753 of the Food and Agricultural Code.(b) All sales of dogs and cats authorized by this section shall be in compliance with paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 30503 of, subdivision (b) of Section 30520 of, paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 31751.3 of, and subdivision (b) of Section 31760 of, the Food and Agricultural Code.(c) Each pet store shall maintain records sufficient to document the source origin of each dog, cat, or rabbit the pet store sells or provides space for, for at least one year. Additionally, each pet store shall post, in a conspicuous location on the cage or enclosure of each animal, a sign listing the name of the public animal control agency or shelter, society for the prevention of cruelty to animals shelter, humane society shelter, or nonprofit from which each dog, cat, or rabbit animal was obtained. Public animal control agencies or shelters may periodically require pet stores engaged in sales of dogs, cats, or rabbits these animals to provide access to these the records.(d) A pet store operator shall maintain written records sufficient to document the health, status, and disposition of each animal for a period of not less than one year after the animal is sold. These records shall be available to humane officers, animal control officers, law enforcement officers, the prospective purchaser or purchaser of the animal, for inspection during normal business hours.(e) A pet store operator shall provide to the prospective purchaser, or purchaser of an animal, the adoption policy of the public animal control agency or shelter, society for the prevention of cruelty to animals shelter, humane society shelter, or rescue group from which the pet store obtained the animal.(f) At the request of the pet store operator, the public animal control agency or shelter, society for the prevention of cruelty to animals shelter, humane society shelter, or rescue group, that supplies an animal to the pet store shall provide its adoption and surrendering policies, including policies on returning a sick animal, and information related to the animal, including the origin of the animal, if known, and any veterinary records.(d)(g) A pet store operator who is subject to this section is exempt from the requirements set forth in Article 2 (commencing with Section 122125) of Chapter 5, except for the requirements set forth in Section 122135, paragraphs (3) and (4) of subdivision (a) of, and paragraphs (5) and (6) of subdivision (b) of, Section 122140, and Sections 122145 and Section 122155.(e)(h) A pet store operator who violates this section shall be subject to a civil penalty of five hundred dollars ($500). Each animal offered for sale in violation of this section shall constitute a separate violation.(f)(i) For purposes of this section, a rescue group is an organization that is tax exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, and that does not obtain animals from breeders or brokers for compensation.(g)(j) This section does not prohibit a local governing body from adopting requirements that are more protective of animal welfare than those set forth in this section.(h)(k) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2019.
122354.5. (a) A pet store operator shall not sell a live dog, cat, or rabbit in a pet store unless the dog, cat, or rabbit animal was obtained from a public animal control agency or shelter, society for the prevention of cruelty to animals shelter, humane society shelter, or rescue group that is in a cooperative agreement with at least one private or public shelter pursuant to Section 31108, 31752, or 31753 of the Food and Agricultural Code.
(b) All sales of dogs and cats authorized by this section shall be in compliance with paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 30503 of, subdivision (b) of Section 30520 of, paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 31751.3 of, and subdivision (b) of Section 31760 of, the Food and Agricultural Code.
(c) Each pet store shall maintain records sufficient to document the source origin of each dog, cat, or rabbit the pet store sells or provides space for, for at least one year. Additionally, each pet store shall post, in a conspicuous location on the cage or enclosure of each animal, a sign listing the name of the public animal control agency or shelter, society for the prevention of cruelty to animals shelter, humane society shelter, or nonprofit from which each dog, cat, or rabbit animal was obtained. Public animal control agencies or shelters may periodically require pet stores engaged in sales of dogs, cats, or rabbits these animals to provide access to these the records.
(d) A pet store operator shall maintain written records sufficient to document the health, status, and disposition of each animal for a period of not less than one year after the animal is sold. These records shall be available to humane officers, animal control officers, law enforcement officers, the prospective purchaser or purchaser of the animal, for inspection during normal business hours.
(e) A pet store operator shall provide to the prospective purchaser, or purchaser of an animal, the adoption policy of the public animal control agency or shelter, society for the prevention of cruelty to animals shelter, humane society shelter, or rescue group from which the pet store obtained the animal.
(f) At the request of the pet store operator, the public animal control agency or shelter, society for the prevention of cruelty to animals shelter, humane society shelter, or rescue group, that supplies an animal to the pet store shall provide its adoption and surrendering policies, including policies on returning a sick animal, and information related to the animal, including the origin of the animal, if known, and any veterinary records.
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(g) A pet store operator who is subject to this section is exempt from the requirements set forth in Article 2 (commencing with Section 122125) of Chapter 5, except for the requirements set forth in Section 122135, paragraphs (3) and (4) of subdivision (a) of, and paragraphs (5) and (6) of subdivision (b) of, Section 122140, and Sections 122145 and Section 122155.
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(h) A pet store operator who violates this section shall be subject to a civil penalty of five hundred dollars ($500). Each animal offered for sale in violation of this section shall constitute a separate violation.
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(i) For purposes of this section, a rescue group is an organization that is tax exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, and that does not obtain animals from breeders or brokers for compensation.
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(j) This section does not prohibit a local governing body from adopting requirements that are more protective of animal welfare than those set forth in this section.
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(k) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2019.
Every retail dealer shall post conspicuously on the cage of each dog offered for sale a notice indicating the state where the dog was bred and brokered, the date of the dogs birth, if known, the date the dog was received by the retail dealer, and the date of the dogs most recent veterinary examination.