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(4) In addition to the criteria and proceduresestablished by the General (Vianager pursuantto Paragraph 3 of this
<br />subsection, all breeding permits shall contain the following terms and conditions:
<br />a. The owner of an unaltered female dog or cat shall not allow the whelping of more than one litter in any household
<br />• within the permit year. Notwithstandingthis provision, the General Manager is hereby authorized, upon application of
<br />a permittee, to allow on a one time basis the whelping of up to iwo dog or cat litters per breeding animal within any
<br />domestic household within a permit year, if the permittee establishes, according to regulations promulgated by the
<br />General Manager, that such breeding is required to protect the health of the animal or avert a substantial economic
<br />loss to the permittee. I n the event that a permittee is forced to euthanized a litter of dogs or cats, the General
<br />Manager may authorize the whelping of one additional litter of dogs or cats within the same permit year by the
<br />permittee;
<br />b. No offspring may be sold, adopted, bartered, or otherwise transferred, whether for compensation or otherwise, until
<br />it has reached the age of at least eight weeks;
<br />c. No offspring may be sold or adopted until immunized against common diseases. The sale or adoption of a dog or
<br />cat shall include a statement signed by the seller or adopter attesting to the signatory's knowledge of the animal's
<br />health, and the animal's immunizationhistory;
<br />d. Any holder of a breeding permit who advertises to the public the availability of any dog or cat for sale, adoption, or
<br />transfer, whetherfor compensationor otherwise, must prominentlydisplay the permit number in any such
<br />advertisement. Further, the breeding permit holder must provide the permit number to any person who purchases,
<br />adopts or received any anirnal from the permit holder and include the permit number on any receipt of sale or transfer
<br />document;
<br />e. Commercial establishmentsselling locally bred dogs or cats shall prominently display the breeding permit
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<br />other pertinent information required by the General Manager;
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<br />animal's new owner within �ue days from the sale or other trans�er, on a Department approved form; and
<br />g. Any breeding permit holder or commercial establishmentwhich sells or otherwise transfers �, dog or cat, whether
<br />for compensation or otherwise, shall provide to the new animal owner City a{aplication(s} for a license and permit as
<br />well as written information regarding the license and permit requirementsof the City of Los Angeles applicable to
<br />such anirnal.
<br />(5) The following animals are exempt from the breeding permit requirements:
<br />(1) Dogs documented as having been appropriatelytrained and actively used by law enforcement agencies for law
<br />enforcementand rescue activities;
<br />(2) Dogs documented as guide, signal, or service dogs pursuant to California Penal Code Section 3�5.�(d), (e) &(9
<br />and successor sections;
<br />(3) Dogs and cats certified by a licensed veterinarian as not being suitable subjectsfor spaying and neutering due to
<br />health reasons;
<br />(4) Dogs and cats under the care of governmental animal control aqencies; animal rescue organizationswhich have
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<br />(5) Dogs documented as enrolled in a guide, signal or service dog breeding program administered by a person
<br />licensed under Chapter 9.5.
<br />Penalties:
<br />(1) Any cat or dog owner found by the Department to be in violation of the breeding permit provision of this section
<br />may correct the �iolatinn(s) by providing conclusive proof to the Department that the dog(s) or cat(s} have been
<br />spayed or neutered, or by obtaining the necessary permits(s} mentioned in this section, no later than forty five days
<br />from the date when the Department had first notified the owner of the violation. Should the owner fail to correct the
<br />viofafiinn(s� in the manner described above, the Department shall impose a$500.00 civil penalty on the dog or cat
<br />owner. Notice of this penalty shall be s�€ved by the Department on the dog or cat owner in the manner allowed by
<br />Section 1'I (i} of this Code. This penalty shall not be waived by the Department upon the transfer or abandonmentof
<br />the dog or cat by the non compliantowner. This penalty shall be imposed in addition to any other applicable civil or
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