<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 3-56. - Sales of dogs and cats.</div>
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               (a)
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               It shall be unlawful for any person to sell, exchange, trade, barter, lease, rent,
               give away, or display for a commercial purpose any live dog or cat on any roadside,
               public right-of-way, parkway, median, park, playground, county-owned property, flea
               market, or commercial or retail parking lot that is generally accessible by the public,
               regardless of whether such access of authorized.
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               (b)
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               This section shall not apply if the person is a veterinary clinic, animal hospital;
               animal shelter; animal welfare, rescue, and/or adoption agency that is a registered
               non-profit entity in compliance with 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; bona
               fide zoological park; circus; educational institution; museum; licensed laboratory;
               publicly owned nature center; persons holding permits from the State of North Carolina
               or the United States of America for the care and keeping of animals for rehabilitative
               purposes; pet shop, kennel, or other facility engaged in the handling of domestic
               animals.
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               (c)
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               A violation of this section is punishable as a misdemeanor.
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               (Ord. of 1-20-22(1))
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