Fu rth er, they requ ire any such p lace con duc ting the se a cti v iti es to fi rst obt ain a l ic e nse from the Depa rt men t.

Th ese re gula tio ns e sta bl ish t he d efi ni tion of a pet s hop, and the req ui re men ts f or any pla ce or pre mise w he re b ir ds, m a m ma ls, or rep ti les are kept for the pur pose of ei t her wh oles ale or re ta il sa le, i mport, ex po rt, b art er, exc han ge or gif t. The M ass achu se tts De pa rt ment of A gricu lt ural Reso urces' Di vis ion of Ani mal Hea lth is c ha r ged w ith e nf or cing Mas sach us etts Gen eral L aw Chap t er 129, se ct ion 3 9 A, and t he re l ated re gul at i ons at 330 CMR 12.00, 'L icensing and Ope ra tion of P et Sho p s'. Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources Division of Animal Health Policy Statement Regarding Rescue/Shelter Animals Being Offered for Sale/Adoption in Retail Outlets This section shall not apply to a publicly or privately owned zoological park, a publicly owned animal pound, an institution, as defined in section one of chapter forty-nine A, to persons selling, exchanging or otherwise transferring the offspring of their personally owned animals, or to horse or cattle auctions. The director, subject to the approval of the governor, may make rules and regulations governing the issuance and revocation of such licenses and the conduct of the businesses so licensed and relative to the maintenance of premises, buildings and conveyances, the health of the birds, mammals or reptiles and the method and time of inspection and checking of said animals. Every person engaged in the business of operating a pet shop, shall obtain a license therefor from the director, the fee for which shall be determined annually by the commissioner of administration under the provision of section three B of chapter seven for the filing thereof, and such license shall expire on December thirty-first following the date of issuance, unless sooner revoked. General Law Chapter 129 Section 39A: Pet shops licensing operation animal health inspections

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