Sacramento aligns with California Assembly Bill 485 to ban the retail sale of dogs, cats, and rabbits in pet stores unless sourced from public shelters or qualifying nonprofit rescues, and city zoning rules govern where pet stores may operate.
California AB 485, codified in Health and Safety Code section 122354.5, requires that any dog, cat, or rabbit offered for sale by a pet store come from a public animal control agency, shelter, or qualifying nonprofit rescue. Sacramento enforces the state rule alongside Title 22 and business licensing in Title 5. Pet stores must keep records identifying the source organization for at least one year and post that information on each enclosure. Zoning rules under Title 17 control where retail pet stores may operate, with conditional review near sensitive uses for noise and odor.
Violations are enforced as state-level civil penalties with fines per offense, plus local administrative citations, business license review, and nuisance abatement for noise, odor, or sanitation problems.
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