ARTICLE 2. Retail Sale of Dogs and Cats
Article 2 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 7.
§§ 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…