State	Citation	To Whom Law Applies	Illegal Age of Puppy for Sale	What Actions	Penalty	Exemptions?
Arizona	AZ ST § 44-1799.04	“Pet Dealer” - a person who owns a pet store	Less than 8 weeks old	Offer for sale	Class 1 misdemeanor	No
California	West's Ann. Cal. Penal Code § 597z  and Cal. Health & Safety Code § 122045 - 122315	Any person to sell unless approved by CA licensed vet.  Section 12155 under the Health & Safety Code is limited to "pet dealer."	Under 8 weeks old	Sell – defined as when seller “physically transfers the dog or dogs to the purchaser.”	An infraction or misdemeanor	No
Colorado	CO ST § 35-80-108; also by admin. regulation 8 CCR 1201-11	Any person or entity   (Admin. reg. applies to “dog breeder facility”)	Under 8 weeks old	Sell, transfer, or adopt	Unlawful and violation of the chapter	No
Conn.	CT ST § 22-354	Any person, firm or corporation	Less than 8 weeks old; if imported or exported for sale must be with dam if under 8 weeks	Import or export for the purposes of sale or offering for sale   Sell within the state	30 days jail or $100 or both	No
Florida	FL ST § 828.29	Any person	Less than 8 weeks old	Transport into the state for sale or offer for sale within the state	Misdemeanor of the first degree as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083	No
Illinois	IL ST CH 225 § 605/2.2	No dog dealer, kennel operator, or cattery operator for sale	Under 8 weeks old	Separate from its mother	Not specified	No
Indiana	IN ST § 15-2.1-21-11.1	Any person	Under the age of 8 weeks	Import to, or export from, Indiana for the purpose of sale	Not specified	Research facilities licensed under the federal Laboratory Animals Welfare Act, 7 U.S.C. 2131 et seq., are exempted from this prohibition.
Kansas	Admin. Regulation K.A.R. 9-25-12	A retail breeder licensee	Unless the puppy is 8 weeks old AND weaned.  "Weaned" means that an animal has become accustomed to taking solid food and has done so, without nursing, for a period of at least five days.	Sell or exchange	Not specified	No
Maine	Admin. Regulation 01-001 CMR Ch. 701, § I	Any person	Until completion of 7th week of life	Sell, adopt, or give away	“Unlawful” – not specified	No
Maryland	MD CRIM LAW § 10-613	A person	Less than 8 weeks old	Sell or distribute in the State or bring into the State for the purpose of sale or distribution	Misdemeanor with a max. fine of $500   For purposes of humane disposal, a court may seize an animal brought into this State in violation of this section.	Does not apply to USDA licensed biomedical facility or if an animal that is accompanied by a signed statement from a licensed veterinarian stating that the animal's dam is incapacitated for humane or medical reasons and cannot care for the animal.   A person may give an unaccompanied dog or cat to: (i) an animal shelter or pound that is operated or supported by a government; or (ii) a humane society.
Mass.	Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 140 § 138A and 141B; also by Admin. Regulation 330 CMR 12.05	Pet shop, commercial establishment, firm or corp.  under statute; Licensee under regulation	Under 8 weeks old including acquire, offer for sale, or display by regulation.  Cannot import under 8 weeks by statute.	Import by statue.  Acquire, display, offer for sale, sell or give away by regs.	Penalty by stat. is $50-100 and/or license revocation. Not specified by reg.	Yes; licensed pet shops and licened institutions.
Michigan	MI ST 287.335a	A person who operates a pet shop	Less than 8 weeks old; also Import or cause to be imported into this state, or offer for sale or resale, a dog or cat unless the dog or cat has deciduous (baby) teeth visibly present.	Import or cause to be imported into this state, or offer for sale or resale	Not specified	No
Missouri	Admin. Regulation 2 Mo. Code of State Regulations 30-9.020	Any person	Under 8 weeks old AND has been weaned	Delivered by any person to any carrier or intermediate handler for transport, in commerce, or shall be transported in commerce	Not specified	Except a registered research facility
Nebraska	NE ST § 28-1018 *but note that a new bill (LB 584)proposes changing from 6 weeks to 8 weeks.	A person, other than an animal control facility or animal shelter	Under 6 weeks of age	Sell	Class V misdemeanor	Excludes:   Animal Control Facility defined as a facility operated by the state or any political subdivision of the state for the purpose of impounding or harboring seized, stray, homeless, abandoned, or unwanted animals.   Animal Shelter defined as a facility used to house or contain dogs or cats and owned, operated, or maintained by an incorporated humane society, animal welfare society, society for the prevention of cruelty to animals, or other nonprofit organization devoted to the welfare, protection, and humane treatment of such animals.
Nevada	NV ST § 574.500	A retailer, dealer or operator	Shall not separate a dog or cat from its mother until it is accustomed to taking food or nourishment other than by nursing.	Separate puppy or kitten from its mother prior to weaning	Not specified	No
New York	McKinney's Agriculture and Markets Law § 402	Pet dealer	Under 8 weeks old	Knowingly sell	Not specified	No
Ohio	OH ST § 955.50	No person for sale	Under the age of 8 weeks	Sell, offer to sell, or expose for sale, for the purpose of resale or receive for delivery within this state, or ship from any point within this state to any point outside this state, for sale to the general public at retail.	Penalty per 955.99(C): minor misdemeanor on first offense and a misdemeanor of fourth degree on subsequent offenses.	This section does not apply to the transportation of dogs in interstate commerce by common carrier, provided that neither the point of shipment nor the point of receiving is within this state.
Penn.	PA ST 3 P.S. § 459-603 Also, PA St 3 P.S. 459-214 for importation of dogs into state.	Anyone	Under 7 weeks old	Barter, trade, raffle, sell, auction or in any way transfer ownership	“Unlawful” – not specified	Unless the dog has been orphaned and goes to/from a nonprofit kennel with vet approval.