Florida Senate - 2024 SB 1478



By Senator Yarborough





4-00917-24 20241478__
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to the retail sale of domestic dogs
3 and cats; creating s. 828.32, F.S.; defining the terms
4 “pet store” and “sell or offer for sale”; prohibiting
5 pet stores from selling or offering for sale domestic
6 dogs and cats; providing penalties; providing
7 construction; providing an effective date.
8
9 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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11 Section 1. Section 828.32, Florida Statutes, is created to
12 read:
13 828.32 Retail sale of domestic dogs and cats.—
14 (1) As used in this section, the term:
15 (a) “Pet store” means a business that sells or offers for
16 sale animals to the public at retail for profit. The term does
17 not include a person who sells or offers for sale directly to
18 the public only animals that the person bred and raised.
19 (b) “Sell or offer for sale” means to advertise or display
20 for sale, barter, or trade.
21 (2) A pet store may not sell or offer for sale a domestic
22 dog or cat.
23 (3) The sale or offer for sale of a domestic dog or cat in
24 violation of this section is a noncriminal violation, punishable
25 as provided in s. 775.083. Each such sale or offer for sale
26 constitutes a separate offense.
27 (4) This section does not prohibit the enactment or
28 enforcement of a municipal or county ordinance restricting the
29 sale or offer for sale of animals that is more stringent than
30 this section.
31 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2024.