Mobile, AL Animal Ordinances: Pet Store Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Sale ban
- None, sales allowed and regulated
- Minimum age
- 9 weeks
- Required paperwork
- Health cert, fecal test, microchip form
- Fine
- $250 plus court costs
Summary
Mobile lets stores sell dogs, but only with a health certificate, fecal test, microchip, and a minimum age of nine weeks under § 7-26.
No dog(s) shall be offered for sale, gift or other transfer of ownership at or from any pet store or swap meet, or by any pet trader, unless the seller provides the buyer...with: (1)A signed original State of Alabama Small Animal Health Certificate; (2)A negative fecal examination report from a licensed, accredited veterinarian...dated no more than ten (10) days before the date of sale; and, (3)A microchip registration form. No dog(s) shall be offered for sale...until the animal has reached the age of nine (9) weeks...
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 67).
Full Breakdown
Mobile does not ban pet-store dog sales, but § 7-26 conditions every sale, gift, or transfer at a pet store, swap meet, or by a pet trader on providing the buyer a signed State of Alabama Small Animal Health Certificate, a fecal exam report dated within 10 days of sale, and a microchip registration form. No dog may be sold, given, or transferred until it reaches nine weeks old, and vendors must post a 2-inch sign disclosing these requirements.
Violations & Fines
Selling or transferring a dog without the required health certificate, fecal exam, microchip form, or age minimum is a chapter 7 violation carrying a $250 fine plus court costs.
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