Buena Park, CA Animal Ordinances: Pet Store Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Permit required
- From animal control officer
- Inspections
- Announced or unannounced, routine
- Puppy/kitten sale age
- 8 weeks minimum, weaned
- Banned sale species
- Raccoons and opossums
Summary
Buena Park requires every pet shop, boarding kennel, or grooming parlor to hold a city permit, pass routine inspections, and follow sanitation and sale-age rules.
Every person who owns, conducts or operates a pet shop, boarding kennel or grooming parlor or other similar business shall secure a permit from the animal control officer as prescribed in Chapter 6.30 of this title. The fee for such permit shall be as established per resolution of the city council. The animal control officer may impose conditions to secure the purposes of this chapter upon a permit at the time of issuance or such later date that the executive director deems necessary. Announced or unannounced routine inspections of the pet shop, boarding kennel or grooming parlor shall be conducted by the animal control officer to insure compliance with this chapter. Consent to such inspections shall be an automatic condition of permit approval. (Ord. 1542 § 2, 2010)
Full Breakdown
Section 6.40.020 requires every pet shop, boarding kennel, or grooming parlor in Buena Park to hold a permit from the animal control officer and submit to announced or unannounced inspections. Section 6.40.100 bars selling any kitten or puppy under eight weeks old or before weaning, and § 6.40.110 bans selling raccoons or opossums outright. Buena Park's own code does not itself restrict where a shop sources its dogs and cats: that sourcing limit comes from state law, Health and Safety Code § 122354.5, which requires California pet stores to sell only shelter- or rescue-supplied dogs, cats, and rabbits.
Violations & Fines
Operating a pet shop, kennel, or grooming parlor without a permit, or violating chapter 6.40's sale and sanitation rules, is a misdemeanor under § 6.40.130.
Frequently Asked Questions
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How young can a puppy or kitten be sold?
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