Public health: retail sale of dogs, cats, and rabbits.
Existing law requires a pet store operator, as defined, to comply with laws governing, among other things, the care and sale of, animals in a pet store. Existing law prohibits, commencing January 1, 2019, a pet store operator from selling a live dog, cat, or rabbit in a pet store unless the animal was obtained from a public animal control agency or shelter, society for the prevention of cruelty to animals shelter, humane society shelter, or rescue group, as specified. Existing law imposes, effective January 1, 2019, a civil penalty on a pet store operator who violates these prohibitions.
California AB 2445 (20172018) — Public health: retail sale of dogs, cats, and rabbits.
Existing law requires a pet store operator, as defined, to comply with laws governing, among other things, the care and sale of, animals in a pet store. Existing law prohibits, commencing January 1, 2019, a pet store operator from selling a live dog, cat, or rabbit in a pet store unless the animal was obtained from a public animal control agency or shelter, society for the prevention of cruelty to animals shelter, humane society shelter, or rescue group, as specified. Existing law imposes, effective January 1, 2019, a civil penalty on a pet store operator who violates these prohibitions.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2018-02-14 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2018-02-15 From printer. May be heard in committee March 17.
2018-03-08 Referred to Com. on B. & P. referral-committee
2018-04-05 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on B. & P. Read second time and amended. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1
2018-04-09 Re-referred to Com. on B. & P. referral-committee
2018-05-02 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on B. & P. Read second time and amended. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1
2018-05-03 Re-referred to Com. on B. & P. referral-committee
2018-05-08 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (May 8). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2018-05-09 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2018-05-10 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 70. Noes 0. Page 5127.) reading-3, passage, reading-1
2018-05-10 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2018-05-24 Referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D. referral-committee
2018-06-19 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 18). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2018-06-20 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2018-07-02 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 5045.). reading-3, passage, reading-1
2018-07-03 In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling. committee-passage
2018-07-10 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2018-07-20 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2018-07-20 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 145, Statutes of 2018.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/aa684145-5b11-4ba9-906f-d30d1bd7ab90. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).