Sale or transfer of dogs and cats

(a)

No pet store shall offer for retail sale any dogs or cats in the city on or after the effective date of this section unless the pet store is exempt pursuant to subsection 6-46(b).

(b)

This section shall not apply to:

(1)

A publicly operated animal control facility or animal shelter;

(2)

A private, charitable, not for profit animal rescue organization;

(3)

A publicly operated animal control agency or not for profit animal rescue organization that operates out of or in connection with, a pet store;

(4)

A pet store that transitions into the sale of pets formerly from an animal shelter or a pet store that sells those pets acquired from an animal shelter or a locally regulated Miami-Dade County hobby breeder; or

(5)

A hobby breeder.

(c)

Certificate of source.

(1)

A pet store shall post and maintain in a conspicuous place on or within three feet of each dog's or cat's kennel, cage, or enclosure a certificate of source of each dog or cat offered for retail sale and shall provide a copy of such certificate of source to the purchaser or transferee of any dog or cat offered for retail sale.

(2)

Falsification of a certificate of source is hereby unlawful. A violation of this section shall be enforced pursuant to the provisions of section 6-71 below.

(d)

Nothing in this section shall prevent a pet store, pet store operator, or employees of a pet store from providing space and appropriate care for animals owned by a publicly operated animal control agency or animal rescue organization and maintained at the pet store for the purpose of adopting or selling those animals to the public.

(e)

Any person who violates this section shall be punished as provided in section 6-71 of the City Code; chapter 2, article X of the City Code; or any other remedy as provided by law.

(Ord. No. 13696, § 2, 7-27-17)

Secs. 6-47—6-70. - Reserved.

ARTICLE III. - ENFORCEMENT