Sale of Commercially Bred Dogs, Cats Banned in Yorktown Pet Stores

YORKTOWN, NY — The Yorktown town board has banned the sale of commercially bred dogs and cats.

The legislation was passed August 2 after a public hearing, tapinto.net said.

Board members approved the local law, which, according to the document found at the town’s website, makes unlawful the selling of any live dog or cat in a pet store unless it was obtained from someone who “possesses litters of no more than 10 dogs or 10 cats in a calendar year from a dog or cat which is either licensed to or resides with such natural person; an animal shelter or a humane society locate in New York State, or a nonprofit rescue and humane organization registered with the New York State Department of Agriculture.

Yorktown has been home to a pet store with legal problems that is alleged to have sold dogs from a "puppy mill."

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The legislation states that a violation of the law is punishable by a fine up to $250 and/or up to 15 days in jail. Subsequent violations will be prosecuted as misdemeanors and will be punishable by a fine up to $1,000 and/or up to 30 days jail.

Yorktown joins Mamaroneck and Mount Pleasant in banning the sale of commercially bred dogs and cats.

To read the complete tapinto.net article, go here.

Photo credit: Puppy Mill Awareness Facebook page.