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chipperdancing - state laws - legal age of sale or placement...since you mention california you would be in violation if you place these pups before the age of 8 weeks. Please read below, education yourself, the laws are to PROTECT THE PUPPY!!! PLEASE reconsider placement before 12 weeks... AND DO NOT start shots before the age of 8 weeks!!! If you cant be bothered raising the pups to the proper age of 12 weeks perhaps you should consider fostering them to someone who cares for the well being of these little ones!

Table of State Puppy Age Sale Laws

Rebecca F. Wisch

Animal Legal & Historical Center
Publish Date: 2006
Place of Publication: Michigan State University College of Law
Printable Version

Table of State Puppy Age Sale Laws

State
Citation
To Whom Law Applies
Illegal Age of Puppy for Sale
What Actions
Penalty
Exemptions?

Arizona AZ
ST § 44-1799.04

“Pet Dealer” - a person who owns a pet store
Less than 8 weeks old
Offer for sale
Class 1 misdemeanor
No

California
West's Ann. Cal. Penal Code § 597z

and

Cal. Health & Safety Code § 122045 - 122315


Any person to sell unless approved by CA licensed vet. Section 12155 under the Health & Safety Code is limited to "pet dealer."
Under 8 weeks old
Sell – defined as when seller “physically transfers the dog or dogs to the purchaser.”


An infraction or misdemeanor
No

Colorado
CO ST § 35-80-108; also by admin. regulation
8 CCR 1201-11


Any person or entity



(Admin. reg. applies to “dog breeder facility”)
Under 8 weeks old
Sell, transfer, or adopt
Unlawful and violation of the chapter
No

Conn.
CT ST § 22-354

Any person, firm or corporation
Less than 8 weeks old; if imported or exported for sale must be with dam if under 8 weeks
Import or export for the purposes of sale or offering for sale



Sell within the state
30 days jail or $100 or both
No

Florida
FL ST § 828.29

Any person
Less than 8 weeks old
Transport into the state for sale or offer for sale within the state
Misdemeanor of the first degree as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083


No

Illinois
IL ST CH 225 § 605/2.2

No dog dealer, kennel operator, or cattery operator for sale
Under 8 weeks old
Separate from its mother
Not specified
No

Indiana
IN ST § 15-2.1-21-11.1

Any person
Under the age of 8 weeks


Import to, or export from, Indiana for the purpose of sale
Not specified
Research facilities licensed under the federal Laboratory Animals Welfare Act, 7 U.S.C. 2131 et seq., are exempted from this prohibition.



Kansas
Admin. Regulation K.A.R. 9-25-12 A retail breeder licensee
Unless the puppy is 8 weeks old AND weaned. "Weaned" means that an animal has become accustomed to taking solid food and has done so, without nursing, for a period of at least five days.


Sell or exchange
Not specified
No

Maine
Admin. Regulation
01-001 CMR Ch. 701, § I

Any person
Until completion of 7th week of life
Sell, adopt, or give away
“Unlawful” – not specified
No

Maryland
MD CRIM LAW § 10-613


A person


Less than 8 weeks old


Sell or distribute in the State or bring into the State for the purpose of sale or distribution
Misdemeanor with a max. fine of $500



For purposes of humane disposal, a court may seize an animal brought into this State in violation of this section.


Does not apply to USDA licensed biomedical facility or if an animal that is accompanied by a signed statement from a licensed veterinarian stating that the animal's dam is incapacitated for humane or medical reasons and cannot care for the animal.



A person may give an unaccompanied dog or cat to:

(i) an animal shelter or pound that is operated or supported by a government; or

(ii) a humane society.



Mass.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 140 § 138A and 141B; also
by Admin. Regulation 330 CMR 12.05
Pet shop, commercial establishment, firm or corp. under statute; Licensee under regulation
Under 8 weeks old including acquire, offer for sale, or display by regulation. Cannot import under 8 weeks by statute.
Import by statue. Acquire, display, offer for sale, sell or give away by regs.
Penalty by stat. is $50-100 and/or license revocation. Not specified by reg.
Yes; licensed pet shops and licened institutions.

Michigan
MI ST 287.335a

A person who operates a pet shop
Less than 8 weeks old; also Import or cause to be imported into this state, or offer for sale or resale, a dog or cat unless the dog or cat has deciduous (baby) teeth visibly present.


Import or cause to be imported into this state, or offer for sale or resale
Not specified
No

Missouri
Admin. Regulation
2 Mo. Code of State Regulations 30-9.020


Any person
Under 8 weeks old AND has been weaned
Delivered by any person to any carrier or intermediate handler for transport, in commerce, or shall be transported in commerce
Not specified
Except a registered research facility

Nebraska
NE ST § 28-1018
*but note that a new bill (LB 584)proposes changing from 6 weeks to 8 weeks.
A person, other than an animal control facility or animal shelter
Under 6 weeks of age
Sell
Class V misdemeanor
Excludes:



Animal Control Facility defined as a facility operated by the state or any political subdivision of the state for the purpose of impounding or harboring seized, stray, homeless, abandoned, or unwanted animals.



Animal Shelter defined as a facility used to house or contain dogs or cats and owned, operated, or maintained by an incorporated humane society, animal welfare society, society for the prevention of cruelty to animals, or other nonprofit organization devoted to the welfare, protection, and humane treatment of such animals.



Nevada
NV ST § 574.500
A retailer, dealer or operator
Shall not separate a dog or cat from its mother until it is accustomed to taking food or nourishment other than by nursing.


Separate puppy or kitten from its mother prior to weaning
Not specified
No

New York
McKinney's Agriculture and Markets Law § 402

Pet dealer
Under 8 weeks old
Knowingly sell
Not specified
No

Ohio
OH ST § 955.50

No person for sale
Under the age of 8 weeks
Sell, offer to sell, or expose for sale, for the purpose of resale or receive for delivery within this state, or ship from any point within this state to any point outside this state, for sale to the general public at retail.
Penalty per 955.99(C): minor misdemeanor on first offense and a misdemeanor of fourth degree on subsequent offenses.


This section does not apply to the transportation of dogs in interstate commerce by common carrier, provided that neither the point of shipment nor the point of receiving is within this state.



Penn.
PA ST 3 P.S. § 459-603Also, PA St 3 P.S. 459-214 for importation of dogs into state.
Anyone
Under 7 weeks old
Barter, trade, raffle, sell, auction or in any way transfer ownership
“Unlawful” – not specified
Unless the dog has been orphaned and goes to/from a nonprofit kennel with vet approval.

Virginia
VA ST § 3.1-796.70

Any person
Under 7 weeks old


Sell, raffle, or offer for sale as pets or novelties, or offer or give as a prize, premium, or advertising device
Class 3 misdemeanor
Dealers may offer immature fowl, unweaned mammalian companion animals, dogs or cats under the age of seven weeks for sale as pets or novelties with the requirement that prospective owners take possession of the animals only after fowl have reached two months of age, mammalian companion animals have been weaned, and dogs and cats are at least seven weeks of age.



Nothing in this section shall prohibit the sale of an unweaned animal (i) as food for other animals or (ii) with the lactating dam or queen or a lactating surrogate dam or queen that has accepted the animal.