Article 55. Sale of pets

1. The sale of dogs, cats and ferrets can only be done directly from the registered breeder, without the intervention of intermediaries.

2. The sale of any pet animal must be accompanied by a written contract of sale, which will contain the minimum clauses that will be established by regulation.

3. The person responsible for the activity of the sale of companion animals must deliver the animals in good health and with the obligatory treatments by age and species, without prejudice to their obligation to answer for the vices or hidden defects of the animal, in the terms established in articles 1484 and following of the Civil Code.

4. The sale of unidentified animals is prohibited according to current regulations and must be registered prior to the transaction in the name of the seller. In the case of animals that do not have an individual identification system, their sale will only be allowed in pet stores.

5. Prior to the sale of an animal, the person responsible for the sale must inform the person who receives it in writing of all the fundamental characteristics of the animal transferred: origin of the animal, including the name and registration number of the farm, race, sex, age, their characteristics and needs for care and management, including veterinary care, as well as the responsibilities that the buyer acquires. The seller must keep the documentation that proves that this communication has been made for at least three years.

6. The sale must be reported to the Companion Animals Registry within three business days after the sale.

7. Dogs and cats must be at least two months old at the time of sale, as long as the sale is made from the zoo declared as their place of birth. They may be sold from a zoological nucleus other than the one declared as the place of birth from the moment the animal reaches four months of age. By regulation, the age may be restricted in the sale of the offspring of other species.

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