Milpitas, California

V-210-8.01 – License Required

No person shall maintain or board any unlicensed dog or cat over the age of four (4) months.

V-210-8.09 – Proof of Alteration Required

Submission of certification from a licensed veterinarian that the dog or cat has been spayed or neutered, or cannot be spayed or neutered for health reasons, or is incapable of breeding, may be required prior to the issuance of a license at the altered fee level.

Section 9 – Transfer of Ownership of Cats and Dogs

V-210-9.01 – Seller’s Permit Required

It shall be unlawful to sell or to otherwise transfer the ownership of dogs and/or cats under the age of four (4) months without a valid seller’s permit.

V-210-9.03 – Exception for Unadvertised Animals

Individuals who do not advertise the dogs or cats they offer, such as those who place their dogs or cats with friends or family members, are not required to obtain a seller’s permit.

V-210-9.04 – Exception for Accidental Litters.

Persons whose dog or cat produces an unplanned and unwanted litter may choose to either have the parent animal altered or pay the seller’s permit fee. Proof of alteration from a licensed veterinarian shall be required for waiver of the permit fee.

V-210-9.05 – Exception for Animal Adoption Organizations

Animal adoption organizations are not required to obtain a seller’s permit, but they shall obtain an animal adoption organization permit number. The organization’s permit number shall be used in all of the organization’s advertisements for the sale of animals.

V-210-9.06 – One Seller’s Permit Per Litter

One (1) seller’s permit shall be valid for only one (1) litter of dogs or one (1) litter of cats produced. No person shall allow the parturition and rearing of more than one (1) litter of dogs or cats in any one (1) calendar year from the female owned by him or her, or maintained on his or her premises, without a valid second seller’s permit.

V-210-9.07 – Number of Seller’s Permits Limited

Only one (1) seller’s permit per year, per household, shall be issued, with an option to obtain a second permit within the same calendar year at an escalated fee and subject to the requirement that a second seller’s permit within the same calendar year may be issued only once within a five (5) year period.

V-210-9.08 – Display of Seller’s Permit Number

The seller’s permit number which is issued along with each seller’s permit shall be displayed by any permittee in any advertisement for the transfer of ownership of individual dogs or cats, or litters of dogs or cats, under the age of four (4) months.

V-210-9.09 – Seller’s Permit Fees

The following fees, shall be paid for a seller’s permit:

A dog or litter of dogs, seventy-five dollars ($75.00).

A cat or litter of cats, fifty dollars ($50.00).

The following fees, shall be paid for a second seller’s permit within a calendar year:

A dog or litter of dogs, one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00).

A cat or litter of cats, one hundred dollars ($100.00).

V-210-12.11 – Mandatory Sterilization for Multiple Impounds

Any unsterilized dog or cat impounded twice or more from the same owner and same address, within the lifetime of the animal, shall be sterilized at the owner’s expense prior to redemption. At the option of the owner, a private veterinarian may perform the required spaying or neutering. The impounding agency may require that transportation to a private veterinarian be performed by the impounding agency.

V-210-13.12 – Sterilized Dog or Cat At-Large

Persons cited for allowing a sterilized dog or cat to run at-large may, only upon the first offense, have their citation waived by attending an animal control diversion program class conducted by the Humane Society of Santa Clara Valley or such other similar program as may be approved by the Administrator. Such class will instruct owners on responsible pet ownership, animal behavior, the benefits of spaying and neutering pets, and controlling their animals.

V-210-13.13 – Unsterilized Dog or Cat At-Large

Persons cited for allowing an unsterilized dog or cat to run at-large may, only upon the first offense, have half the fee of their citation waived by attending an animal control diversion program class. If the dog or cat is sterilized within fifteen (15) days of the issuance of the citation, the owner may have the remainder of their citation fee waived.