Florida Senate - 2024 SB 1478 By Senator Yarborough 4-00917-24 20241478__ Page 1 of 2 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. A bill to be entitled 1

An act relating to the retail sale of domestic dogs 2 and cats; creating s. 828.32, F.S.; defining the terms 3 “pet store” and “sell or offer for sale”; prohibiting 4 pet stores from selling or offering for sale domestic 5 dogs and cats; providing penalties; providing 6 construction; providing an effective date. 7 8 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 9 10

Section

Section 828.32, Florida Statutes, is created to 11 read: 12 828.32 Retail sale of domestic dogs and cats.— 13

(1) As used in this section, the term: 14 (a) “Pet store” means a business that sells or offers for 15 sale animals to the public at retail for profit. The term does 16 not include a person who sells or offers for sale directly to 17 the public only animals that the person bred and raised. 18 (b) “Sell or offer for sale” means to advertise or display 19 for sale, barter, or trade. 20

(2) A pet store may not sell or offer for sale a domestic 21 dog or cat. 22

(3) The sale or offer for sale of a domestic dog or cat in 23 violation of this

section is a noncriminal violation, punishable 24 as provided in s. 775.083. Each such sale or offer for sale 25 constitutes a separate offense. 26

(4) This

section does not prohibit the enactment or 27 enforcement of a municipal or county ordinance restricting the 28 sale or offer for sale of animals that is more stringent than 29 Florida Senate - 2024 SB 1478 4-00917-24 20241478__ Page 2 of 2 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. this section. 30

Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2024. 31