Maple Grove, MN Animal Ordinances: Pet Store Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Retail sales
- Dogs and cats: prohibited
- Adoption events
- Allowed via rescues/shelters
- Minimum age
- 8 weeks old
- Certificate of source
- Required, kept 1 year
- Violation
- Administrative offense, Sec. 2-378
Summary
Maple Grove, Minnesota bans pet shops from selling dogs or cats outright, though stores may still host rescue and shelter adoption events under strict certificate-of-source and animal-welfare rules.
No pet shop shall sell, deliver, offer for sale, barter, auction, give away, or otherwise transfer or dispose of cats or dogs... Nothing in this section shall prohibit pet shops from collaborating with animal rescue organizations, animal shelters, or animal containment facilities to offer space for such entities to showcase adoptable cats and dogs inside pet shops.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 6 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
Sec. 6-2(a) prohibits any pet shop in the city from selling, delivering, bartering, auctioning, giving away, or otherwise transferring cats or dogs: a citywide puppy- and kitten-mill retail ban. Sec. 6-2(b) carves out an exception: pet shops may let animal rescue organizations, shelters, or containment facilities showcase adoptable cats and dogs on-site, as long as the animals are at least eight weeks old and dogs aren't kept overnight. Sec. 6-2(c) requires a posted certificate of source for every animal, naming its rescue or shelter origin, kept on file for a year and shown to animal control or a humane agent on request.
Violations & Fines
Falsifying a certificate of source violates Sec. 6-2(c)(4), and any violation of this section is an administrative offense under Sec. 2-378, subjecting the pet shop operator to that section's procedures and penalties.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I buy a puppy from a pet store in Maple Grove?
Do adopted pets from a pet store still need paperwork?
Sources & Official References
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