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(Agriculture – Pet
Animal Care – Pet Animal Care And Facilities Act)
§35-80-108 Unlawful acts |
1994
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Prohibits any
person or entity from:
·
importing or
possessing birds of a species that must be banded
(per the commissioner’s designation) if the birds
have not been banded;
·
selling,
transferring, possessing, or importing (or causing
the importation of) turtles less than 4 inches
long or nonhuman primates; and
·
altering or
falsifying any vet health certificate or vet
inspection certificate [as per §35-80-114, this is
a class 2 misdemeanor].
Exceptions:
·
Primates owned by
zoos or federally licensed research institutes.
·
Primates kept as
household pets if owned prior to 7/1/73.
·
Specially trained
primates kept by a disabled person.
Prohibits pet
animal facilities from:
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making any
misrepresentations or false promises through ads,
employees or otherwise in connection with business
operations (if the business is licensed or if a
license app is pending); and
·
failing to take
reasonable care to release for sale, trade, or
adoption only those pet animals that are free of
undisclosed disease, injury, or abnormality.
[See the Pet
Dealers chapter for additional provisions under
this statute.] |
[Civil] As per
§35-80-113, maximum $1,000 fine per violation.
As per §35-80-109,
the commissioner of agriculture enforces this
statute/article.
As per §35-80-111,
the commissioner can issue cease & desist orders
or obtain an injunction.
See
§35-80-112 for disciplinary actions and grounds
for denial of license. |
