California Health and Safety Code ARTICLE 2 - Retail Sale of Dogs and Cats

  • Section 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...
  • Section 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...
  • Section 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...
  • Section 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...
  • Section 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...
  • Section 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...
  • Section 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...
  • Section 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...
  • Section 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...
  • Section 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...
  • Section 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 dealer as...
  • Section 122175.
    Notwithstanding Section 122160, no refund, replacement, or reimbursement of veterinary fees shall be made if any of the following conditions exist:(a)  The illness or death...
  • Section 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 dates the...
  • Section 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,...
  • Section 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...
  • Section 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...
  • Section 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...
  • Section 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...
  • Section 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...
  • Section 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...
  • Section 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...

Last modified: October 22, 2018