Eastvale, CA Animal Ordinances: Pet Store Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Ad disclosure duty
- License/kennel-permit number required
- Shelter exemption
- Nonprofit humane societies exempt
- Public-property sale
- Banned on streets, sidewalks, parks
- First offense fine
- $100.00
- Retail pet-store sourcing
- Not separately regulated by city
Summary
Eastvale has no ban on pet stores selling dogs or cats, but anyone, including a business, who advertises puppies or dogs for sale must print the seller's license or kennel-permit number in the ad. Selling or giving away any cat or dog on a public street, sidewalk, or park is flatly prohibited citywide.
(a)Any person who within the city, or any business entity or other organization located in or doing business in the city which, advertises or offers in any manner, puppies or dogs for sale, trade, barter or to be given away for free, must display in such advertisements, announcement or flyer the following information:(1)The license number and name of the licensing agency of each of the mother animals any of whose offspring are so offered (in the case of puppies under four months of age); ... Sec. ... 18.08.190. - Prohibition of sales or the giving away of dogs and cats on public property. No person shall, in the city, offer for sale or sell or give away or transfer for adoption any cat, kitten, dog or puppy on any public street, public sidewalk or public park.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 16 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
Sec. 180(a) requires anyone within the city, including a business entity or organization doing business there, that advertises or offers puppies or dogs for sale, trade, barter, or as a giveaway to display the seller's or breeder's license number and licensing agency, or the kennel/rescue permit number and permitting agency, in the advertisement, announcement, or flyer; the specific disclosure depends on whether the animal is under or over four months old. The disclosure duty does not apply to public animal shelters or nonprofit humane societies operating under Food and Agricultural Code §§ 30503 and 31751, or to people relinquishing animals to them.
A violator cited under this section must be given a list of low-cost or no-cost spay and neuter resources. Separately, Sec. 190 flatly bans offering for sale, selling, giving away, or transferring for adoption any cat, kitten, dog, or puppy on a public street, public sidewalk, or public park anywhere in the city, closing off curbside and parking-lot sales regardless of who is selling. Eastvale's code does not contain a dedicated pet-shop sourcing ordinance limiting retail stores to shelter or rescue animals; a store's retail operation is governed by its business registration and zoning approval rather than a chapter 18 provision.
Violations & Fines
Advertising a puppy or dog for sale without the required license or permit disclosure, or selling or giving away a dog or cat on a public street, sidewalk, or park, is enforced as an infraction under Sec. 18.08.210: $100.00 for a first violation, $200.00 for a second within a year, and $500.00 for each additional violation in that year, with each day of a continuing violation a separate offense. A cited seller must also be handed a list of low-cost spay and neuter resources.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can a pet store in Eastvale sell dogs and cats?
Can I sell puppies from my driveway or a parking lot?
What has to be on my ad if I'm giving away a litter of puppies?
Sources & Official References
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