Statute · California Health and Safety Code
Cal. Health & Safety Code § 122321 — Sale of Birds
Cal. Health & Safety Code § 122321
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Health and Safety Code
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Date
- 2004-01-01
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
(a) A pet shop with five or fewer employees may not possess an unweaned bird unless the pet shop employs at least one person per pet shop location who has completed the Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council’s avian certification program.
Citator
Cal. Health & Safety Code § 122321 — Sale of Birds is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
(a) A pet shop with five or fewer employees may not possess an unweaned bird unless the pet shop employs at least one person per pet shop location who has completed the Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council’s avian certification program.
(b) A pet shop with six or more employees may not possess an unweaned bird unless the pet shop employs at least two people who have completed the Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council’s avian certification program.
(c) A pet shop may not sell a bird unless the bird is weaned.
(d) A vendor may not sell a bird at a swap meet or bird mart, unless the bird is weaned.
(e) At the time of sale, a pet shop location or vendor shall document the weight of any hand-fed bird under one year of age, and note the weight on the sales receipt.