Laws Governing Animals
City of Los Angeles
Chapter Five - Public Safety & Protection
Article 3 - Animals and Fowls
Section 53.42. Animals, sale of Novelties on Streets
Subsection (f) It shall be unlawful for any person to display, sell offer for
sale, barter or give away, upon any street or sidewalk in the City of Los
Angeles, as pets or novelties: (1) any fish, turtle, snake, lizard, chameleon or
other reptile; (2) any bird, cat, dog, fowl, guinea pig, rodent or other
animals. This does not include licensed pet shops, kennels, aviaries or fish
hatcheries.
Los Angeles County Animal Care and Control
Title 10 ANIMALS
Inhumane Treatment: State Penal Code Sec. 597 and County Code Sec. 10.12.160
forbid the abusing, mistreatment, torturing and subjecting any animal to
needless suffering. These laws provide that no animal may be deprived of proper
food, water or shelter. Violation of these laws is punishable by up to six
months in jail and/or a $500 fine. Please report any case of inhumane animal
treatment or neglect to your local animal control agency.
Providing Adequate Food And Water: All pet owners are required by law to provide
their animals with adequate food and water. Failure to comply with this humane
pet care measure is a violation of California Penal Code Sec. 597E and County
Code Title 10, Sec. 10.40.010.
10.68.020 Sanitation requirements generally.
Every premises where animals are kept, fed, stabled or otherwise cared for, or
any premises on which a hog ranch or slaughterhouse is maintained, or where meat
products are prepared for food, shall be kept in a clean and sanitary condition.
(Ord. 8397 § 1 (part), 1963: Ord. 1415 Art. 7 § 116, 1926.)
D. Other animals - Licenses required:
2. Wild animals 100.00
(includes turtles which are wild animals)
State - California Fish & Game
CHAPTER 5.
(e) Pet Shops.
(1) Defined. A "pet shop" means a permanent place of business, licensed by a
city or county, that is open to the public and maintains normal business hours,
where pet animals are kept for retail sale. An "owner or operator" means the
person who owns or is in charge of the pet shop.
(8) Handling. Animals shall be handled carefully so as not to cause unnecessary
discomfort, behavioral stress, or physical harm to the animal.
(g) Records. Every permittee shall keep accurate accounting records for three
years in which all of the following shall be recorded:
(5) The price paid or received.
(6) The dates and numbers of eggs laid.
(7) The dates and numbers of births or hatchlings.
(j) Inspection. The department may enter the premises of any permittee where
reptiles or amphibians are maintained, or reasonably may be maintained, at any
reasonable hour to inspect reptiles, amphibians, and enclosures and to inspect,
audit or copy records and receipts required by this section. Refusal to allow an
inspection may be grounds for revocation of the permit by the commission.
Federal - 21 CFR Ch. 1 (4-1-91 Edition) pages 550-552.
1240.62 Turtles intrastate and interstate requirements
(a) Definition. As used in this section the term "turtles" includes all animals
commonly known as turtles, tortoises, terrapins, and all other animals of the
order Testudinata, class Reptilia, except marine species (families Dermachelidae
and Chelonidae).
(b) Sales; general prohibition. Except as otherwise provided in this section,
viable turtle eggs and live turtles with a carapace length of less than 4 inches
shall not be sold, held for sale, or offered for any other type of commercial or
public distribution.
NOTES:
U.S. Fish & Wildlife contrary to popular belief, although they may have been
inspired by consequences of the trade in hatchling red-eared sliders, the
regulations cover all chelonians with a carapace less than 4 inches in length.
This includes tortoises and box turtles, not just water turtles. The only
exceptions are the sea turtles. These are covered by different laws. In keeping
with their public health orientation, the regulations basically cover the mass
marketing of turtles to the general public.
Each state has a corresponding law, at the state level, to prohibit the sale of
turtles under 4". In South Carolina, as I expect in other states, this law is
not found under the DNR or Wildlife Agency Code of Laws, but under the State
Health Agency Code of Laws.
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