Sec. 3-63. - Sale or adoption of cats.

(a)

Any person who provides or offers to the public, whether or not for compensation, any pet or pet related goods (where they are the primary products) or pet services shall provide to their clients, free of charge, information relating to pet care and ownership, including information on city laws pertaining to animal control. This required information will be prepared and provided by animal control.

(b)

Any person offering cats for sale or adoption shall disclose to any purchaser or adoptive owner information regarding the licensing or permit requirements of the city applicable to such animal.

(c)

No person shall offer for sale or adoption any cat on any public street, sidewalk, or public park unless such person first obtains a business license to sell pets or is a recognized pet rescue/adoption.

(d)

Prior to release by sale or adoption, all cats shall be spayed or neutered as early as is medically appropriate, unless the licensed releasing agency obtains a certificate from a licensed veterinarian certifying as to the health reasons for failing to alter such animal or except in certain limited cases as approved by the animal control supervisor; alternatively the prospective owner may obtain proof that the spay/neuter and rabies vaccine has been prepaid for at a licensed veterinarian's office.

(Ch. 449, § I, 5-6-08; Ch. 478, § I, 5-5-09)