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    SELLING ANIMALS IN PUBLIC (AC)
    ***BELOW OFFENSE CITED BY ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS ONLY. IF YOU NEED THIS ORDINANCE CITED, FORWARD REPORT TO ANIMAL CONTROL***

    13.301

    TRANSFER OR ABANDONMENT IN PUBLIC PLACES PROHIBITED.
    (A) It is unlawful for any person to abandon or transfer to another by gift, sale, or exchange for any consideration, any animal in or upon any sidewalk, street, alley, lane, public right-of-way, park or other public property.
    (B) This section does not prohibit transfer of animals under the following circumstances:
    (1) When the animal transferred is livestock, as defined in § 13.002, and one of the parties to the transfer is a person who engages in the business of buying or selling livestock for profit;
    (2) When the transfer takes place pursuant to a sale conducted by a public body or a public officer;
    (3) When one of the parties to the transfer is a member of an animal welfare organization and is acting on behalf of the animal welfare organization; or
    (4) When the transfer takes place at an animal show or exhibition conducted by or for persons who regularly engage in the practice of breeding animals for show or exhibition.
    (C) ANIMAL WELFARE ORGANIZATION, for purposes of this section, means an organization which regularly engages in the practice of acquiring or transferring animals for the purposes of animal welfare, which includes protecting or caring for animals, returning animals to their natural habitat, or placing animals for adoption. Penalty, see § 13.999 Class A violation

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