Section 122359 Of Chapter 9. Pet Store Animal Care From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 105. >> Part 6. >> Chapter 9.
122359
. (a) Except as otherwise provided in Section 599 of the
Penal Code, a pet store shall not offer any live animal as a prize or
give away any animal as an inducement to enter any contest, game, or
other competition.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in Section 597z of the Penal
Code, a pet store shall not sell, offer for sale, trade, or barter
any dog or cat that is under eight weeks of age. Except as otherwise
provided in any other provision of law, dogs or cats over eight weeks
of age may be sold, offered for sale, traded, or bartered only if
the animal is weaned. Pet stores shall not sell any animal before it
is weaned, except for animals intended to be used as food for other
animals.