(A) No person shall sell, trade, barter, auction, lease, rent, give away, or display for commercial purposes, any live pet, on any roadside, public right-of-way, public property, commercial parking lot or sidewalk, or at any flea market, fair, or carnival.
(B) No person shall give away any live animal, fish, reptile or bird as a prize for or as an inducement to enter any contest, game or other competition or as an inducement to enter a place of amusement or as an incentive to enter into any business agreement whereby the offer was for a purpose of attracting trade.
(C) The provisions of this section shall not apply to animal shelters, County recognized Animal Rescue Groups or other County recognized non-profit agencies that are sponsoring or attending events for the purpose of providing adoptable animals to the public or providing education or instruction to the public, or providing inoculations to animals in conjunction with the express exceptions set forth herein.
(Ord. 1009, passed 2-2-09; Am. Ord. 2412, passed 10-15-12) Penalty, see § 55.99