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ORDINANCE NO. 2019-014 origin of a dog or cat on the premises offered for retail sale, as defined in this Section. The Certificate of Source must include at a minimum: (1) a brief description of the dog or cat; (2) the name, address, telephone number and email address of the source of the doq or cat; (3) the siqnature of the Pet Shop certifying the accuracy of the certificate; and (4) the signature of the purchaser or transferee of the dog or cat acknowledging receipt of the certificate of source. 16. Humane Society orAnimal Rescue Organization: The Humane Society of Vero Beach and Indian River County, Inc., or any association, organization or corporation, whether for profit or not, which pursues substantially similar goals and objectives. An Animal Rescue Organization shall be a duly incorporated nonprofit organization, properly organized under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, devoted to the rescue, care, humane treatment, and adoption of stray, abandoned, or surrendered animals that does not breed animals. 26. Pet dealer and hobby breeder. A pet dealer is Aany person that, in the ordinary course of business, engages in the sale of more than two (2) litters, or twenty (20) dogs or cats, per year, whichever is greater, to the public. This definition includes breeders of animals who sell such animals directly to a consumer. A hobby breeder is any person or entity, that intentionally causes or allows willfully or through failure to exercise due care and control, the breeding or studding of a dog or cat resulting in no more than a total of two (2) litters per calendar year per legal residence whether or not the animals in such litter are offered for sale or other transfer. 27. Pet shop. A business entity that has obtained a tax receipt or occupational license, open to the public, that sells or transfers, or offers for sale or transfer, dogs or cats, regardless of the age of the dog or cat or the physical location of the animal. Such an establishment may be a permanent, temporary, or virtual establishment. Indian River County Animal Services Shelter and animal rescue organizations are not considered a Pet shop under this Chapter. Section 302.15. - Retail sale of dogs and cats. (a) An adoption -based business model shall be required for the retail sale of dogs or cats at a pet shop or pet supply store whereby all dogs or cats will be sourced from stray and unwanted pets that have been taken in by an animal shelter or animal rescue organization. It also means that dogs or cats purchased directly from a commercial breeder or indirectly through some other intermediary such as a broker or wholesaler may not be offered for retail sale. (b) No pet shop or pet supply store shall offer dogs or cats in Indian River County, unless the dog orcat was obtained from: 1) An animal shelter: Coding: Words underscored are additions to text; words in strikethFe u,.h format are deletions to text. 2