Amended
IN
Assembly
May 04, 2020 |
Introduced by Assembly Member Gloria (Coauthors: Assembly Members Bloom, Boerner Horvath, Chiu, and Waldron) |
February 10, 2020 |
(a)A pet store operator shall not sell a live dog, cat, or rabbit in a pet store. This section does not restrict a pet store operator from providing space to a public animal control agency or shelter, society for the prevention of cruelty to animals shelter, humane society shelter, or rescue group to showcase adoptable animals if the pet store operator does not have an ownership in the animal and does not receive any compensation for providing space for the adoption of the animal.
122354.5.
(a) A pet store shall not adopt out, sell, or offer for sale a dog, cat, or rabbit. This section does not prevent a pet store from providing space to display animals for adoption in accordance with subdivision (b).(b)
(c)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 breed animals or obtain animals from breeders or brokers for compensation.
(d)
A pet store operator who violates any provision of this chapter that is not specified in subdivision (a) of Section 122356 is guilty of a misdemeanor.
A pet store operator who violates any provision of this chapter that is not specified in subdivision (a) of Section 122356 and is not proscribed by Section 122354.5 is guilty of a misdemeanor.