(A) No pet shop shall display, sell, trade, deliver, barter, lease, rent auction, give away, transfer, offer for sale or transfer, or otherwise dispose of dogs and cats on or after the effective date of this section unless the pet shop obtains its dogs and cats from:
(1) An animal rescue organization.
(2) An animal shelter.
(3) An animal rescue organization or animal shelter that operates out of or in connection with a pet shop.
(B) Certificate of source.
(1) A pet shop shall post and maintain in a conspicuous place, on or within three feet of each dog's or cat's kennel, cage or enclosure, a Certificate of Source for each dog or cat offered for sale or transfer, and the pet shop shall provide a copy of such Certificate of Source to the purchaser or transferee of any dog or cat sold or transferred.
(2) Falsification of a Certificate of Source by a pet shop or pet shop operator, or any other person is hereby declared unlawful.
(3) Amortization. Pet shops shall have 30 days from (date of second reading) to comply with the Certificate of Source requirements, and pet shops possessing an active City of Hollywood local business tax receipt shall be exempt from the remaining requirements of subsections (A) and (B) of this section for a period of 180 days from June 1, 2016.
(C) No sick or injured animals shall be maintained on the premises, or sold or offered for sale.
(D) Animals which are unweaned or so young or weak that their sale would be injurious to them shall not be sold, offered for sale, or given away.
(E) Every person maintaining a pet shop shall cause a notice, framed and enclosed under glass, containing the names, addresses and telephone numbers of persons to be notified during any hour of the day or night who will proceed immediately to the location so as to permit entry to premises by a Code Enforcement Officer, to be posted on the premises near the entrance, said notice to be in such a position as to be legible at all times from the sidewalk or ground level adjacent the building.
('72 Code, § 6-61) (Ord. O-75- 52, passed 4-2-75; Am. Ord. O-96- 07, passed 2-28-96; Am. Ord. O- 2016-11, passed 6-1-16) Penalty, see § 92.99