Sunnyvale, CA Animal Ordinances: Pet Store Rules (2026)

010(a) makes it unlawful to conduct, operate, or keep any kennel, pet shop, grooming parlor, zoo, animal menagerie, or similar establishment where animals are kept for display or viewing without first obtaining a permit from the administrator, and subsection (c) requires applicants to secure any needed zoning permits before requesting that operating permit. 07, a private residence, or an agricultural show or exhibit, which forecloses curbside, parking-lot, or pop-up sales. 030's operating conditions, including humane treatment, sound and sanitary housing, adequate food and water, working heating, cooling and ventilation systems, hot and cold running water tied to sewer service, and no animal left unattended more than twenty-four hours.

040 and must be renewed under conditions the administrator sets. 070 if an inspection finds noncompliance, if the holder falsified information, or if the holder has two or more convictions under the chapter within twelve months, or a cruelty-to-animals conviction within five years; a revoked permit stays void until conditions are met. 030, with a hearing officer setting a hearing seven to twenty days out and issuing a final written decision within ten days of the hearing.