CHAPTER 5. Sale of Dogs and Cats

Chapter 5 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 7.

§§ 122045–122319.5 · 52 sections

1. ARTICLE 1. Sale of Dogs by Breeders §§ 122045–122110 · 15 sections

   • § 122045 (a) This article shall be known and may be cited as the Polanco-Lockyer Pet Breeder Warranty Act. (b) Every breeder of dogs shall comply with this article. As…
   • § 122050 (a) Every breeder of dogs shall deliver to each purchaser of a dog a written disclosure containing all of the following: (1) The breeder’s name and address. If…
   • § 122055 A breeder shall maintain a written record on the health, status, and disposition of each dog for a period of not less than one year after disposition of the…
   • § 122060 Except as provided for in paragraph (6) of subdivision (a) of Section 122050, no breeder shall knowingly sell a dog that is diseased, ill or has a condition,…
   • § 122065 It shall be unlawful for a breeder to fail to do any of the following: (a) Maintain facilities where the dogs are kept in a sanitary condition. (b) Provide…
   • § 122065.5 It shall be unlawful for a breeder to primarily house a dog on wire flooring.
   • § 122070 (a) If a licensed veterinarian states in writing that within 15 days after the purchaser has taken physical possession of a dog following the sale by a…
   • § 122075 (a) There shall be a rebuttable presumption that an illness existed at the time of sale if the animal dies within 15 days of delivery to the purchaser. (b) For…
   • § 122080 To obtain the remedies provided for in Section 122070, the purchaser shall substantially comply with all of the following requirements: (a) Notify the breeder…
   • § 122085 No refund, replacement, or reimbursement of veterinary fees shall be made under Section 122070 if any of the following conditions exist: (a) The illness,…
   • § 122090 (a) The veterinarian’s statement pursuant to Section 122070 shall contain all of the following information: (1) The purchaser’s name and address. (2) The date…
   • § 122095 (a) In the event that a breeder wishes to contest a demand for any of the remedies specified in Section 122070, the breeder may, except in the case of the…
   • § 122100 Every breeder that sells a dog shall provide the purchaser at the time of sale, and a prospective purchaser upon request, with a written notice of rights,…
   • § 122105 Nothing in this article shall in any way limit the rights or remedies that are otherwise available to a consumer under any other law. Nor shall this article in…
   • § 122110 (a) Except as otherwise specified herein, any person violating any provision of this article other than Section 122060 shall be subject to civil penalty of up…
2. ARTICLE 2. Retail Sale of Dogs and Cats §§ 122125–122220 · 22 sections

   • § 122125 (a) This article shall be known and may be cited as the Lockyer-Polanco-Farr Pet Protection Act. (b) Every pet dealer of dogs and cats shall conform to the…
   • § 122130 Every pet dealer receiving dogs or cats from a common carrier shall transport, or have transported, dogs and cats from the carrier’s premises within four hours…
   • § 122135 All dogs or cats received by a retail dealer shall, prior to being placed with other dogs or cats, be examined for sickness. Any dog or cat found to be…
   • § 122137 (a) (1) It is the intent of the Legislature and the purpose of this section to inform consumers who purchase dogs and cats from retail pet dealers about the…
   • § 122140 Every pet dealer shall deliver to the purchaser of each dog and cat at the time of sale a written statement in a standardized form prescribed by the Department…
   • § 122145 A pet dealer shall maintain a written record on the health, status, and disposition of each dog and each cat for a period of not less than one year after…
   • § 122150 (a) Except as otherwise specified herein, any person violating any provision of this article other than Section 122205 shall be subject to a civil penalty of…
   • § 122155 (a) It shall be unlawful for a pet dealer to fail to do any of the following: (1) Maintain facilities where the dogs are kept in a sanitary condition. (2)…
   • § 122160 (a) If a licensed veterinarian states in writing that within 15 days after the purchaser has taken physical possession of the dog after the sale by a pet…
   • § 122165 (a) There shall be a rebuttable presumption that an illness existed at the time of sale if the animal dies within 15 days of delivery to the purchaser. (b) For…
   • § 122170 To obtain the remedies provided for in Section 122160, the purchaser shall substantially comply with all of the following requirements: (a) Notify the pet…
   • § 122175 Notwithstanding Section 122160, no refund, replacement, or reimbursement of veterinary fees shall be made if any of the following conditions exist: (a) The…
   • § 122180 (a) The veterinarian’s statement pursuant to Section 122160 shall contain the following information: (1) The purchaser’s name and address. (2) The date or…
   • § 122185 (a) In the event that a pet dealer wishes to contest a demand for any of the remedies specified in Section 122160, the dealer may, except in the case of the…
   • § 122190 Every pet dealer that sells a dog shall provide the purchaser at the time of sale, and a prospective purchaser upon request, with a written notice of rights,…
   • § 122191 (a) For the purposes of this section, “online pet retailer” means a person engaged in the business of selling dogs, cats, or rabbits, at retail, online through…
   • § 122195 Nothing in this article shall in any way limit the rights or remedies that are otherwise available to a consumer under any other law. Nor shall this article in…
   • § 122200 (a) A pet dealer shall not state, promise, or represent to the purchaser, directly or indirectly, that a dog is registered or capable of being registered with…
   • § 122205 Except as provided for in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (6) of subdivision (b) of Section 122140, no pet dealer shall knowingly sell a dog that is diseased,…
   • § 122210 (a) No dog may be offered for sale by a pet dealer to a purchaser until the dog has been examined by a veterinarian licensed in this state. Each dog shall be…
   • § 122215 Every retail dealer shall post conspicuously on the cage of each dog offered for sale a notice indicating the state where the dog was bred and brokered.
   • § 122220 (a) Every pet dealer shall post conspicuously within close proximity to the cages of dogs offered for sale, a notice containing the following language in…
3. ARTICLE 2.5. Sale of Dogs, Cats, and Rabbits §§ 122225–122231 · 7 sections

   • § 122225 For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply: (a) “Pet dealer” has the same meaning as Section 122125. (b) “Public animal control agency or…
   • § 122226 A person, pet dealer, or business that sells a dog, cat, or rabbit to a purchaser located in California shall provide a written notice to the purchaser or…
   • § 122227 (a) A contract entered into on or after January 1, 2026, to transfer ownership of a dog, cat, or rabbit to a purchaser that is offered, negotiated, brokered,…
   • § 122228 (a) A person, pet dealer, or business shall not offer a contract that contains a term that violates Section 122226 or 122227. (b) A person, pet dealer, or…
   • § 122229 This article does not limit a contract for the transfer of ownership of an animal to or by a governmental agency or the transfer of ownership of a guide,…
   • § 122230 This article does not apply to a public animal control agency or shelter.
   • § 122231 Nothing in this article shall be construed as amending the requirements of Article 1, 2, 3, or 4 of this chapter.
4. ARTICLE 3. Dog Pedigree Registries §§ 122300–122315 · 4 sections

   • § 122300 For purposes of this article: (a) “Dog dealer” means any person, firm, partnership, corporation, or other association that engages in the acquisition of dogs…
   • § 122305 Every dog dealer that sells registered dogs or that claims that the dogs being sold are registered or are registerable with a dog pedigree registry shall post…
   • § 122310 (a) For every dog sold by a dog dealer or dog breeder that is sold with any representation that the dog is registered or registerable with a dog pedigree…
   • § 122315 (a) Any dog dealer or dog breeder who fails to comply with the disclosure requirements in Section 122305 or 122310, as the case may be, shall be liable to the…
5. ARTICLE 4. Emotional Support Animals §§ 122317–122319.5 · 4 sections

   • § 122317 (a) A person or business that sells or provides a dog for use as an emotional support dog shall provide a written notice to the buyer or recipient of the dog…
   • § 122318 (a) A health care practitioner shall not provide documentation relating to an individual’s need for an emotional support dog unless the health care…
   • § 122319 (a) (1) A violation of either of the following shall be subject to a civil penalty of five hundred dollars ($500) for the first violation, one thousand dollars…
   • § 122319.5 For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply: (a) “Emotional support animal” means an animal that provides emotional, cognitive, or other…