Johns Creek, GA Animal Ordinances: Pet Store Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Banned locations
- roadside, parking lots, markets
- Exempt
- licensed shelters, rescue transfers
- Exempt
- 4-H, agricultural exhibitions
- Adopted
- June 17, 2024
Summary
Johns Creek bans transferring dogs, cats, or domestic rabbits at roadsides, parking lots, flea markets, and other outdoor or transient locations, though licensed shelters, agricultural exhibitions, and police-station handoffs are exempt.
It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in a transfer of any dog, cat, or domestic rabbit on any roadside, public right-of-way, parkway, median, park, other recreation area, fair, outdoor market, commercial or retail parking lot, or similar transient or outdoor location, regardless of whether such activity is otherwise authorized by any person.(c)This section shall not apply to:(1)A transfer of a dog, cat, or domestic rabbit by an entity that has, and produces upon request, a valid animal shelter license issued by the Georgia Department of Agriculture;(2)The transfer of a dog, cat, or domestic rabbit by a paid entrant as part of a nationally sanctioned event or fair show, 4-H program, or similar agricultural exhibition; or(3)A prearranged transfer between a dog, cat, or domestic rabbit seller and a specific purchaser that takes place at a police department, sheriff's office, or other similar peace officer facility during daylight hours, unless otherwise prohibited.(d)In addition to any fine imposed pursuant to City of Johns Creek Code section 10-2, any Fulton County Animal Services officer, the director of Fulton County Animal Services Department, and any law enforcement officer is authorized to impound any animal transferred in violation of this section. (Ord. No. 2024-06-09, 6-17-2024)
Secs. 10-11—10-28. - Reserved.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 23 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
Sec. 10-10, adopted June 17, 2024, makes it unlawful to transfer (sell, exchange, lease, adopt out, or display for a commercial purpose) any dog, cat, or domestic rabbit on a roadside, public right-of-way, park, fair, outdoor market, or commercial/retail parking lot. Exemptions cover transfers by a Georgia Department of Agriculture-licensed animal shelter, transfers as part of a nationally sanctioned show, fair, or 4-H exhibition, and prearranged transfers completed at a police or sheriff's facility during daylight hours.
Violations & Fines
Any animal transferred in violation may be impounded by Fulton County Animal Services, its director, or any law enforcement officer, in addition to the fine imposed under Sec. 10-2.
Frequently Asked Questions
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