Chula Vista Municipal Code Ch. 6.30 Animal Sales

Sections:

• 6.30.010 Sale of animals, birds, or reptiles on public property or on private property open to the public prohibited.

• 6.30.020 Exceptions.

• 6.30.030 Sale of live animals on any street, highway, public right-of-way, parking lot, carnival or boardwalk.

• 6.30.040 Pet housing requirements for pet sellers.

It is unlawful to give away, offer for sale, sell, exchange, or transfer for any form of consideration, or for no consideration, any animal, bird, or reptile on public property or on private property open to the public, including, but not limited to, areas in front of stores, commercial shopping areas, commercial park areas, swap meets, and auctions. (Ord. 3226 § 1, 2012; Ord. 3052 § 1, 2006).

CVMC 6.30.010 shall not apply to:

A. Any legally recognized nonprofit charitable organization that provides or contracts to provide services as a public animal sheltering agency.

• B. Any legally operated business that sells animals, birds, or reptiles in its normal course of business.

• C. Any nonprofit animal rescue or adoption organization.

• D. Any gift, sale, exchange, or transfer of any animal, bird, or reptile on public property or on private property open to the public that is authorized by federal or state law. (Ord. 3226 § 1, 2012; Ord. 3052 § 1, 2006).

It is unlawful for any person to willfully sell, display for sale, offer for sale, or give away as part of a commercial transaction live animals on any street, highway, public right-of-way, parking lot, carnival or boardwalk. (Ord. 3226 § 1, 2012).

Pet sellers who house dogs and cats in the City of Chula Vista must comply with the following:

• A. The facility shall have adequate quantities of food and supplies, adequate refrigeration to protect perishable food, and adequate storage facilities to keep food and supplies dry, clean and uncontaminated; and

• B. The operator shall maintain the entire facility in a clean and sanitary condition at all times; and

C. The operator shall provide each animal housed in the facility with food that is uncontaminated, wholesome and of sufficient quantity and nutritive value to meet the normal daily requirements for the condition and size of the animal. The food shall be provided in clean and sanitary receptacles and accessible to each animal and located to minimize contamination by excreta; and

D. The operator shall provide each animal with potable water in clean and sanitary receptacles available to the animal at all times, unless a licensed veterinarian has restricted an animal’s water intake. The water receptacle shall be such that it cannot be tipped over; and

E. The facility shall protect each animal housed in the facility from the elements, including sun, heat, cold, wind, dampness, rain and snow, and shall maintain environmental conditions for each animal that are appropriate for that animal; and

F. The facility shall provide adequate fresh air ventilation for the health and comfort of each animal in a manner that minimizes drafts, odors and moisture condensation; and

G. The operator shall provide a receptacle for cats containing sufficient clean litter in an enclosure to contain excreta based upon the number of cats in the enclosure; and

H. Any primary enclosure or kennel house of the facility shall meet the minimum space requirements in Table 6.08.103; and

I. Animals will be vaccinated with core vaccines as recommended by their veterinarian and vaccination records shall be kept; and

• J. All animals shall be microchipped prior to delivery to the buyer; and

K. Pet seller facilities are subject to inspection by City staff at the direction of the City of Chula Vista Animal Care Facility Manager based on complaints. (Ord. 3234 § 1, 2012).