Section 122165 Of Article 2. Retail Sale Of Dogs And Cats From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 105. >> Part 6. >> Chapter 5. >> Article 2.
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. (a) There shall be a rebuttable presumption that an illness
existed at the time of sale if the animal dies within 15 days of
delivery to the purchaser.
(b) For purposes of Section 122160, a finding by a veterinarian of
intestinal or external parasites shall not be grounds for declaring
a dog unfit for sale unless their presence makes the dog clinically
ill or is likely to make the dog clinically ill.
(c) For purposes of Section 122160, the value of veterinary
services shall be deemed reasonable if the services rendered are
appropriate for the diagnosis and treatment of illness or congenital
or hereditary condition, made by the veterinarian and the value of
similar services is comparable to the value of similar services
rendered by other licensed veterinarians in proximity to the treating
veterinarian.