Doral, FL Animal Ordinances: Pet Store Rules (2026)

Under Sec. 3-100 of the City Code, the City of Doral Puppy Mill Cruelty Prevention Ordinance (adopted by Ord. No. 2024-02 on February 14, 2024) prohibits pet dealers and pet shops from displaying, selling, trading, delivering, bartering, leasing, renting, auctioning, transferring or otherwise disposing of dogs or cats in the city unless the dealer certifies the animal comes from one of four permitted sources: a breeder registered under Chapter 5 of the Miami-Dade County Code (or an out-of-county breeder meeting County Section 5-9 standards of care), a public animal shelter, an animal rescue organization, or a registered hobby breeder.

A hobby breeder is capped at selling no more than two litters per household per year before being reclassified as a pet dealer subject to the full sourcing rule. Pet dealers and pet shops must post and maintain a certificate of source for each dog or cat, displayed on or within three feet of the animal's primary enclosure, and must give a copy to the buyer. Public animal shelters and animal rescue organizations are exempt from the certificate and sourcing requirements. The ordinance includes a good-faith safe harbor: a dealer relying on an out-of-county source's representations is not fined for a first-time violation if it acted in good faith and immediately cut ties once the noncompliance was discovered, but repeat violations can still draw penalties.