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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:
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importing or possessing birds of a species
that must be banded (per the commissioner’s designation) if the birds have
not been banded;
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selling, transferring, possessing, or
importing (or causing the importation of) turtles less than 4 inches long
or nonhuman primates; and
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altering or falsifying any vet health
certificate or vet inspection certificate [as per §35-80-114, this is a
class 2 misdemeanor].
Exceptions:
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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
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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. |
