{"data":{"id":"us-ca/hsc-122191","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"HSC § 122191","heading":"","body":"(a) For the purposes of this section, “online pet retailer” means a person engaged in the business of selling dogs, cats, or rabbits, at retail, online through an internet website.\n(b) An online pet retailer shall not offer, broker, make a referral for, or otherwise facilitate a loan or other financing option for the adoption or sale of a dog, cat, or rabbit.\n(c) This section does not apply to a loan or other financing option for the purchase of a service animal.","path":["Health and Safety Code - HSC","DIVISION 105. COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL [120100. - 122476.]","PART 6. VETERINARY PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY [121575. - 122395.2.]","CHAPTER 5. Sale of Dogs and Cats [122045. - 122319.5.]","ARTICLE 2. Retail Sale of Dogs and Cats [122125. - 122220.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"d9b23791037a9792494074e47d58e6029730b5d7f072450afb265697ca398af8","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/hsc-122190","next":"us-ca/hsc-122195"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}