A. No pet shop shall sell, deliver, offer for sale, barter, auction, give away, or otherwise transfer or dispose of cats, rabbits, or dogs. Nothing in this section shall prohibit pet shops from collaborating with Animal Care Services or rescue groups to offer space for such entities to showcase adoptable dogs, rabbits and cats provided the pet shop shall not have any ownership interest in the animals offered for adoption and shall not receive a fee for providing space for the adoption of any of these animals.
B. A pet shop that violates this section shall be subject to a fine of $500. Each individual animal shall count as a violation of this section and is a separate fine per animal. (Ord. 7-2021, 2021)