§ 6.04.12. Animal distribution.

A.

General rule.

1.

Advertise or offer for free or sale. No person or business shall advertise or offer for free, sale, exchange, barter, trade, lease, rent, auction, give-away, or otherwise convey any live animal on any roadside, public right-of-way, parking lot, median, park, playground, school, recreational area, outdoor flea market, fair, festival, swap meet, commercial or retail property or adjacent to any such locations as described herein, that is generally accessible to the public, regardless of whether such access is authorized or not.

2.

Sale of animals. No person or business shall sale, exchange, barter, trade, lease, rent, auction, give-away, or otherwise convey any live animal on any roadside, public right-of-way, parking lot, median, park, playground, school, recreational area, outdoor flea market, fair, festival, swap meet, commercial or retail property or adjacent to any such locations as described herein, that is generally accessible to the public, regardless of whether such access is authorized or not.

B.

Exception. This section shall not apply to humane societies, animal control agencies or non-profit entities designated as a 501(c)3 non-profit organization by the Internal Revenue Service when offering such animals as part of an organized pet adoption event, having obtained prior approval of the city animal control director.

C.

Penalties. Any person or business who violates any section of this section is subject to a fine of no less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) and no more than two hundred dollars ($200.00) plus court costs and fees for the first offense, as may be applied by the county district court — Bryant Division. For any second or subsequent offense the fine imposed shall be no less than two hundred and one dollars ($201.00) and no more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) plus court costs and fees, as may be applied by the county district court — Bryant Division.

( Ord. No. 2013-01, §§ 1—3, 3-28-2013 )