Chino Hills Municipal Code Ch. 6.03 Retail Sale of Dogs and Cats

For the purposes of this Chapter, unless otherwise apparent from the context, certain words and phrases used in this Chapter are defined as follows:

"Animal control enforcement agency" is that agency authorized by Section 6.04.010 of this title to enforce animal control laws, regulations, and the provisions of this title.

"Animal shelter" means a municipal or related public animal shelter or duly incorporated nonprofit organization devoted to the rescue, care, and adoption of stray, abandoned or surrendered animals, and which does not breed animals.

"Cat" means an animal of the Felidae family of the order Carnivora.

"Certificate of Source" shall mean a document declaring the source of the dog or cat sold or transferred by the pet store. The Certificate shall include the name and address of the source of the dog or cat.

"Dog" means an animal of the Canidae family of the order Carnivora.

"Nonprofit animal humane society" is a group that aims to prevent animal suffering due to cruelty which does not breed animals.

"Nonprofit animal rescue organization" is a nonprofit (as defined in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code) animal rescue or adoption organization devoted to the rescue, care and adoption of stray, abandoned or surrendered animals, and which does not breed animals.

"Pet store" means a retail establishment open to the public and engaging in the business of offering for sale and/or selling animals at retail.

"Pet store operator" means a person who owns or operates a pet store, or both.

"Retail sale" includes display, offer for sale, offer for adoption, barter, auction, give away, or other transfer any cat or dog.

(Ord. No. 279, § 2, 10-28-2014)

No pet store shall display, sell, deliver, offer for sale, barter, auction, give away, or otherwise transfer or dispose of dogs or cats in the City of Chino Hills on or after the effective date of this chapter.

(Ord. No. 279, § 2, 10-28-2014)

This chapter does not apply to:

A. An animal control enforcement agency or animal shelter.

B. A private, charitable, nonprofit humane society or animal rescue organization.

C. A publicly operated animal shelter, nonprofit animal humane society, or nonprofit animal rescue organization that operates out of or in connection with a pet store.

(Ord. No. 279, § 2, 10-28-2014)

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

(Ord. No. 279, § 2, 10-28-2014)