Sorry for the delay; I meant to this post this earlier, for the CA vendors to peruse.
1/1/03
http://www.sgvtribune.com/Stories/0,...083407,00.html
State law requires care instructions
<I>Starting today , pets will come with instruction manuals.
It's part of a new California law that requires pet stores to issue written information on the proper care, handling and feeding of pets they sell, or face fines of up to $250 per incident.
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12/28/02
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl...008EST0079.DTL
New law means pets in California will come with instructions
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Pet shop owners in California will have to do more than sell their customers the food, leashes and other supplies a cute ball of fur needs when a new state law takes effect next year.
Beginning Jan. 1, pet stores will be required to provide customers printed instructions that explain how to care for their cats, birds, rodents and reptiles, a rule that some Southern California shop owners said barks up the wrong tree.
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12/28/02
http://www2.ocregister.com/ocrweb/oc...onth=12&day=28
State unleashing a new pet-store law
Owners, managers howl that order to provide care sheets with sold animals is too vague.
<I>California pet-shop owners are in for a new, uh, pet peeve.
On New Year's Day, the state will begin requiring pet sellers to provide information sheets that educate customers about the care their new pets will need.</I>
12/31/02
http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/Stor...083391,00.html
Shop owners race to meet law on pet-care guides
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When Pek Choo opened his reptile store in La Habra 19 years ago, he made sure all his employees were properly trained and would be able to tell customers how to take care of the animals he sells, which range from garden snakes to large lizards.
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12/30/2002
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/m...1consumer.html
From pets to parks, new laws in force
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If Chris Estep manages to sell his ultra-rare million-dollar white Nile monitor to a Las Vegas casino, he will throw in a free book about how to care for the reptile.
That gesture would more than satisfy requirements of a new law taking effect today that forces pet merchants to provide a brief written description of the pet's traits and tips on feeding and care with each sale. </I> ...