Prohibition on the retail sale of animals.
Atlanta City Code § 18-212
in effectSec. 18-212. - Prohibition on the retail sale of animals.
(a) A pet shop shall not sell, deliver, offer for sale, barter, auction, or otherwise dispose of dogs or cats. Nothing in this section shall prevent a pet shop from providing space and appropriate care for dogs or cats offered for adoption and owned by an animal care facility or an animal rescue organization.
(b) A pet shop shall not offer for adoption any dog or cat which is younger than eight weeks old.
(c) Each dog or cat sold, delivered, offered for sale, bartered, auctioned, or otherwise disposed of in violation of this section shall constitute a separate offense. Each dog or cat offered for adoption which is younger than eight weeks old shall constitute a separate offense.
(Ord. No. 2018-55(18-O-1655), § 1, 11-14-18)
Source: City of Atlanta, Code of Ordinances (Charter and Related Laws, General Ordinances, Land Development Code) (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ga/atlanta/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOORENOR_CH18AN_ARTVPESH_S18-212PRRESAANFetched: 10/28/2026