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