Cook County, IL Animal Ordinances: Pet Store Rules (2026)

Under Code § 10-13, a Cook County pet shop operator may offer for sale only dogs, cats or rabbits from a government animal control center or pound, a humane society or rescue organization, or a USDA Class A licensed breeder who owns no more than five breeding females and houses no more than five breeding females at the animal's birth site. Pet shops must also give written point-of-sale disclosures on each animal's breeder licensing history and origin, retained for two years. The section applies countywide except where a municipality has its own superseding ordinance, and is enforced by the Department of Animal Control with Sheriff assistance.