Pet shop reporting.
Las Vegas Municipal Code § 7.14.050
in effect7.14.050 - Pet shop reporting.
(A) In order to assist the City in enforcing this Chapter, each pet shop within the City shall provide to the Department of Public Safety, on a quarterly basis, a list of dogs, cats, ferrets, rabbits or potbellied pigs sold by the pet shop during that quarter. The list shall include the following information for each such animal:
(1) The name and residence address of the buyer.
(2) The address of the location where the animal will reside, if not the same as the buyer's residence.
(3) The breed and approximate age.
(4) A description, including principal colors.
(B) In order to assist the City in enforcing this Chapter, each pet shop, breeder, pound, shelter, or rescue organization that sells animals listed in Subsection (A), or makes such animals available for adoption, shall:
(1) Provide written notice of the requirements of this Chapter to a person purchasing or adopting such an animal, in a form and with content that have been either provided or approved by the Department of Public Safety, and the Business Licensing Division;
(2) Obtain from such person an acknowledgement of receipt of that notice and the person's written consent to comply with this Chapter; and
(3) Include as part of the purchase or adoption transaction the spaying/neutering of the animal. The pet shop, breeder, pound, shelter, or rescue organization may provide the spay/neuter service itself or provide a voucher or other means by which the service will be provided to the person purchasing or adopting the animal. The cost of the purchase or adoption transaction shall be deemed to include the spay/neuter service, whether or not the cost is separately identified in the written record of the transaction. If the animal is later exempted from the spay/neuter requirement, the cost of the spay/neuter service shall be refunded upon request.
(C) Failure to comply with Subsection (A) or Subsection (B) of this Section shall be grounds for non-renewal of, or disciplinary action against, a business license.
(Ord. No. 6624, § 5, 6-20-18; Ord. No. 6518, § 9, 4-6-16; Ord. No. 6067, § 1, 11-18-09)
Source: City of Las Vegas, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/nv/las_vegas/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT7AN_CH7.14SPNEAN_7.14.050PESHREFetched: 10/28/2026