Puppy Mill Free Reno/Sparks/Washoe Map of Jurisdictions With Retail Pet Sale Bans or Strong Restrictions

PMFR'S MAP OF INTERNATIONAL BANS & RESTRICTIONS 

Cities 78	Counties 3	States 2	Countries 1	Restrictions 3	Injunctions 3	Bans Upheld 4	Breeding Bans 16	Rabbit Bans 13	Consumer Protections 21	Proposed 6

88 International Jurisdictions With Retail Pet Sale Bans or Strong Restrictions

85 Bans:

79 cities — 2 on hold in US pending federal court judgement [Chicago; Phoenix].
3 counties
2 provinces [in Australia]
1 country [Spain]

3 Strong Restrictions: 

State of Connecticut
New York City, New York
Parkland, Florida

Ordinances on the Table:

1. Reno, Nevada (temp moratorium on issuing puppy store business licenses)
2. Carson City, Nevada
3. San Marcos, California (temp moratorium on issuing puppy store business licenses)
4. Joliet, Illinois 
5. Naperville, Illinois 

5 US jurisdictions where courts or legislatures have upheld bans and puppy mill breeding restrictions, or lawsuits have been dropped.
16 breeding bans.
13 rabbit sales bans.
21 consumer protection states.


Selected Reporting

US: 77 cities, counties and states:

• Full bans [74]
• Strong restrictions [3]

Canada: 8 Jurisdictions.

Australia: 2 Provinces: Victoria [Melbourne] and New South Wales [Sydney].

Spain: Country-wide ban.



4 countries with bans within its borders:

• United States
• Canada
• Spain
• Australia

16 states or provinces around the world have state-wide or local bans:

11 US states with 74 local bans:


1. Arizona [1, on hold pending federal court judgement]
2. California [21]
3. Colorado [1]
4. Florida [35]
5. Illinois [2, Chicago on hold pending federal court judgement]
6. Maryland [1]
7. New Jeresey [8]
8. New Mexico [1]
9. Ohio [1]
10. Rhode Island [1]
11. Texas [2]

Canadian provinces with local bans:


1. British Columbia [2]
2. Ontario [4]
3. Quebec [2]

The most populous Australian provinces have province-wide bans:


1. New South Wales (Sydney)
2. Victoria (Melbourne)

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Sources:
• Best Friends Animal Society
• HSUS, Puppy Mill Campaign
• ASPCA
• AMVA
• Map, Reporting, Research: Puppy Mill Free Reno

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