Lane County, OR Animal Ordinances: Pet Store Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Lane Code § LC 7.005.164
- Record retention
- One year, produced on request
- Small-seller exemption
- Fewer than 20 animals per year
- Violation class
- Class C violation
- Related ban
- No animal sales on county park land
Summary
Lane County does not ban pet stores from selling dogs or cats, but any 'pet dealer' selling live animals must keep detailed records on every animal for a full year under LC 7.005.164. Casual sellers who move fewer than 20 animals a year, and shelters or humane societies, are not covered by the rule.
A. Every pet dealer shall maintain for a period of one year and present to Animal Services upon request: 1. The breeder's and broker's name, address, or if not known, the source of the animal. If the dealer is licensed by the Department of Agriculture, the person's name, address and federal dealer number. 2. The seller's name, address and other identifying information. 3. The date of birth of the animal, unless unknown. 4. Medical records of the animal including a record of immunizations and worming treatments administered, if any, as of the time of sale and the date the dealer received the animal. 5. Price paid for the animal. B. A violation of LC 7.005.164 is a Class C violation.
Full Breakdown
LC 7.005.164 defines the recordkeeping duty for any 'Pet Dealer,' a term LC 7.005.005 defines as a person in the business of selling live animals other than livestock. The definition exempts hobby breeders who sell, transfer or give away fewer than 20 animals in the previous calendar year, along with animal pounds, shelters and humane societies, so a small backyard breeder or a rescue running an adoption event is not a regulated 'dealer.'
A covered pet dealer must maintain, for one year, and produce to Animal Services on request: the breeder's or broker's name and address (or the federal dealer number if the seller is licensed by the Department of Agriculture); the seller's name, address and other identifying information; the animal's date of birth, if known; its medical records, including immunizations and worming treatments given as of the sale date and the date the dealer received the animal; and the price paid. Failing to keep or produce these records is a Class C violation under LC 7.005.164B.
The pet dealer rule sits alongside two related, separately numbered offenses in the same chapter: LC 7.005.160 bars selling or giving away any animal on county park property or other county land except the Lane County Fairgrounds (a Class B violation), and LC 7.005.161 makes it a Class B violation to knowingly sell or give away an animal with an undisclosed serious communicable disease. None of these three sections requires a store to be 'adoption only'; Lane County regulates paperwork and disclosure rather than the sale itself.
Violations & Fines
A pet dealer that cannot produce the required breeder, seller, birth-date, medical and price records for an animal sold within the past year commits a Class C violation of LC 7.005.164. Selling or giving away an animal at a Lane County park or other county property is a separate Class B violation under LC 7.005.160, and knowingly selling an animal with an undisclosed serious communicable disease is a Class B violation under LC 7.005.161. Animal Services can request records at any time.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can pet stores sell puppies and kittens in unincorporated Lane County?
Does a backyard breeder count as a pet dealer?
Where can't you sell an animal in Lane County?
Sources & Official References
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