[HISTORY: Added by Ord. No. 20-2019. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Ord. No. 20-2019]
Means an animal control center or animal shelter, maintained
by or under contract with any state, county or municipality, whose
mission and practice is, in whole, or significant part, the rescue
and placement of animals in permanent homes.
Means any not-for-profit organization which has tax-exempt
status under Section 501(c)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue
Code, whose mission and practice is, in whole or in significant part,
the rescue and placement of animals in permanent homes.
Means a member of a species of domestic cat, Felis catus.
Means a member of a species of domestic dog, Canis familiaris.
Means to sell offer for sale or adoption, advertise for the
sale of, barter, auction, give away or otherwise dispose of a dog
or cat.
Means a retail establishment where dogs and cats are sold,
exchanged, bartered or offered for sale as pet animals to the general
public at retail. Such definition shall not include an animal care
facility or animal rescue organization, as defined.
[Ord. No. 20-2019]
No pet store shall sell, deliver, offer for sale, barter, auction,
give away or otherwise transfer or dispose of cats or dogs. Nothing
in this section shall prohibit stores from collaborating with animal
care facilities or animal rescue organizations to offer space for
such entities to showcase adoptable dogs and cats.
