8.24.055 Advertisements, Sale or Transfer of Animals.
a. Any person who advertises to the public the availability of any dog or cat for sale or transfer, whether for compensation or otherwise, shall prominently display the license number as described in Section 8.24.030 of this chapter in any such advertisement except as provided in subsection (a)(3) of this section.
1. If the person is selling a litter of puppies and/or kittens under the age of four months, the license number of the animal who was bred must be displayed.
2. If the person is selling a dog or cat over the age of four months, the license number of the animal who is being sold or transferred must be displayed.
3. If the person is selling a puppy or kitten under the age of four months, the person selling the puppy or kitten shall disclose upon request to the new owner or the Department the name and address of the animal’s original owner.
b. The dog or cat license holder must provide the dog or cat license number to any person who purchases or receives any dog or cat from the license holder and include the license number on any receipt of sale or transfer document. If the animal being sold or transferred is a locally bred puppy or kitten under the age of four months, the license holder must provide the license number of the animal who was bred on any receipt of sale or transfer document. If the puppy or kitten was bred from an animal residing outside the County’s jurisdictional boundaries, then the person selling the animal shall provide the name and address of the source of such dog or cat and any other pertinent information required by the Director.
c. No person shall present any dog or cat for sale or transfer, whether for compensation or otherwise, in any public place. The term public place shall include, but not be limited to, streets, highways, sidewalks, carnivals, flea markets, swap meets, outdoor markets, boardwalks, and areas in front of commercial establishments.
d. No person shall give away any dog or cat as a prize or as an inducement to enter into any contest, lottery, drawing, game, or competition.
e. No person shall give away any dog or cat as an inducement to enter a place of business, or to enter into a business arrangement.
f. A commercial establishment selling locally bred dogs or cats on the premises shall prominently display the license number(s) of the dogs and/or cats that are sold in said establishment and any other pertinent information required by the Director.
1. If the commercial establishment is selling a litter of puppies and/or kittens under the age of four months, the license number of the animal who was bred must be displayed.
2. If the commercial establishment is selling a dog or cat over the age of four months, the license number of the animal who is being sold or transferred must be displayed.
3. If the commercial establishment is selling a puppy or kitten under the age of four months, the commercial establishment shall display the source or origin of the puppy or kitten. Source or origin refers to where the animal came from, which would include name and address.
4. If a commercial establishment is advertising the commercial establishment itself and not a particular animal for sale or transfer then no license number is required to be displayed in said advertisement.
g. A commercial establishment selling dogs or cats on the premises that were bred within the State of California but not within the County shall make available during regular business hours to the Department the name and address of the source of such dogs and/or cats and any other pertinent information required by the Director.
h. Notwithstanding Section 8.24.050, no person shall sell or transfer a dog or cat under the age of four months of age that was bred outside the State without first providing the Department with a current or valid California health certificate for each animal intended to be sold or transferred within the County and upon request provide the new owner with said California health certificate. (SCC 1356 § 17, 2007.)