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California’s New Pet Sale Laws Impact Breeders
Clear guidance on compliance requirements, legal risk, and what steps breeders should consider next to protect your safety and well being.
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Your Risks Explained
Your Risks Explained
Unlimited Legal
Exposure
Under AB 506, buyers recover attorney fees even when you win. One claim can cost $20000 to $40000 regardless of fault or outcome.
Criminal Liability For Paperwork
Under SB 312, administrative errors such as late or incorrect health certificates are misdemeanors. Good faith compliance does not protect you.
Loss of Personal
Privacy
SB 312 makes health certificates public records without redaction, exposing home addresses to activists, thieves, and harassment
Your Risks Explained
What Breeders Should Do Now
Step #1
Pause CA Pet Sales
Stop selling to California residents immediately.
Continuing sales under the current legal framework exposes breeders to unnecessary legal and criminal risk with every transaction.
Step #2
Sign Breeder Pledge
Commit to pausing California sales until targeted legislative corrections are made.
This pledge shows lawmakers that responsible breeders will not operate under laws that punish complian errors and increase risk for ethical businesses.
Why This Matters?
A coordinated pause in California sales sends a clear, unified message:
Responsible breeders will not operate under laws that punish ethical practices and expose families to risk.
This effort is not about abandoning families or pets.
It is about forcing necessary, targeted fixes so ethical breeding can continue safely, transparently, and responsibly so we can responsibly protect breeders, buyers, and animals alike.
The Breeder Pledge
Responsible breeders nationwide are pledging to pause California sales until the laws are fixed.
This is not abandonment. It is leverage.
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