a. Definitions. For purposes of this chapter, the following
definitions shall apply:
"Fur"
means any animal skin or part thereof with hair, fleece,
or fur fibers attached thereto, either in its raw or processed state,
but shall not include such skins as are to be converted into leather
or which in processing shall have the hair, fleece, or fur fiber completely
removed.
"Fur product"
means any article of wearing apparel made in whole or in
part of fur; excluding dog or cat fur product to which Section 308
of the Tariff Act of 1930 applies.
"Non-profit organization"
means any corporation that is organized under 26 U.S.C. Section
501(c)(3) that is created for charitable, religious, philanthropic,
educational or similar purposes.
"Taxidermy"
means the practice of preparing and preserving the skin of
an animal that is deceased and stuffing and mounting it in lifelike
form.
"Used fur"
means fur in any form which has been worn or used by an ultimate
consumer.
"Wearing apparel,"
as used in the definition of a fur product in subsection
(a)(2), means any articles of clothing or covering for any part of
the body.
b. Prohibition. It shall be unlawful to sell, offer for sale,
display for sale, import, export, trade, or distribute any fur product
by any means anywhere within the City of West Hollywood on or after
September 21, 2013.
c. Exemption. This section shall not apply to the sale, offering
for sale, displaying for sale, importation, exportation, trade or
distribution of:
1. Fur
products by a non-profit organization; or
2. The
pelt or skin of an animal that is preserved through taxidermy or for
the purpose of taxidermy; or
3. Used
fur products by a private party (excluding a retail transaction),
non-profit organization or second-hand store, including a pawn shop;
or
4. Fur
products made from furbearing mammals and nongame mammals lawfully
taken under the authority of a trapping license, as provided by California
Fish and Game Code Section 3039, subdivision (b).
(Ord. 11-877 § 1, 2011; Ord. 15-961 § 1, 2015)