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

Under Sec. 4-39, before the city issues that license the applicant must give the code enforcement division a list of animal types and maximum numbers kept, and every pet shop or commercial kennel must keep animals clean, adequately ventilated, fed and watered daily, including on days the store is closed. Animals cannot go without attention for more than eighteen consecutive hours or be exposed to public view more than twelve hours in twenty-four. Sec. 4-41(b) further bars sale of any dog or cat under eight weeks old, or any animal too young or weak for sale to be safe.

Every pet shop must also post, framed under glass near the entrance and legible from the sidewalk, an emergency contact notice so code enforcement or the sheriff's office can reach someone at any hour, per Sec. 4-41(c). Sec. 4-41.5 requires the shop to post on each cage a notarized affidavit verifying the animal's source, the source organization's name and address, a description of the animal and any veterinary care it received while in the shop's custody. The community development department, Broward Sheriff's Office and humane society investigators administer the article under Sec.

4-33. The mayor may deny, revoke or suspend a pet shop or kennel license for falsified information, code violations or fraud under Sec. 4-36, though the licensee can appeal to the city council within ten days under Sec. 4-38. Violators face criminal penalties under Sec. 4-34: a fine of up to five hundred dollars, imprisonment up to ninety days, or both, for each violation of the article.