05-28-14 Council Agenda & Packet

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Substitute Bill No. 17 -14 Responsible Animal and Pet Ownership Care and Control Regulation Ordinance Page 46 See. 5 -62 Minor Breeders Permit; Sale of Underage Animal Prohibited. (a) A minor breeder's permit shall be obtained by: (1) Any person who intentionally or accidentally causes the breeding of a cat or dog or makes a cat or dog available for breeding purposes; (2) Any person who offers for sale, sells, trades, receives other compensation or gives away any litters of dogs or cats; excepting a litter of dogs or cats taken to the Division of Animal Care and Control; or - (3) Any owner or person having custody of a dog or cat that has delivered a litter or caused the delivery of a litter, who chooses not to relinquish the animal to the Division of Animal Care and Control and also chooses not to have the animal spayed or neutered shall cause the animal to be implanted with a microchip and to register this dog or cat within 30 days of having received notice to accomplish this procedure from the Division of Animal Care and Control. (b) Such person shall: (1) Be allowed to breed only one dog or one cat which results in the birthing of a maximum of one (1) litter in a 12 -month period in his or any other domestic household or establishment or any combination thereof, and (2) Not be allowed to offer for sale, sell, trade, receive other compensation or give away more than one (1) litter of dogs or one (1) litter of cats in a 12 -month period; excepting a litter of dogs or cats taken to the Division of Animal Care and Control; and (3) Furnish the Division of Animal Care and Control with information on the birth of each litter of dogs or cats as may be required by the Division of Animal Care and Control to register that litter of dogs or cats with the Division of Animal Care and_Control, and to be assigned a litter number for each litter; and (4) Further be required to register with the Division of Animal Care and Control the name, address, and telephone number of each buyer or new owner of any dog or cat sold or transferred within five days after the date of such sale or transfer; and (5) Transmit to the new owner or buyer the litter number of the animal acquired, and the minor breeder's permit number in order that the new owner has assurance and proof that the animal was legally bred; and prohibits the sale of underage puppy or kitten under Section 5- 77.