§ 1D.4. PROHIBITING THE SALE OF FUR PRODUCTS.

(a) Beginning January 1, 2019, it shall be unlawful to sell, offer for sale, display for sale, trade, give, donate, or otherwise distribute a Fur Product by any means in San Francisco.

(b) Beginning January 1, 2019, it shall be unlawful to manufacture a Fur Product in San Francisco.

(c) The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply to the sale, offer for sale, display for sale, trade, gift, donation, or other distribution of:

(1) Used Fur Products by a person not normally in the business of selling fur products, Non-profit Organization, or second-hand store, including a pawn shop; or

(2) Fur Products made from furbearing mammals and nongame mammals lawfully taken under the authority of a trapping license, pursuant to California Fish and Game Code Section 3039(b).

(d) The prohibition in subsection (b) shall not apply to the manufacture of any Fur Product using Fur sourced exclusively from Used Fur Products.

(e) The enforcement provisions in Section 1D.5(b) shall not apply to persons or entities engaged in the sale, offer for sale, display for sale, trade, gift, donation, or other distribution of a Fur Product between January 1, 2019 and December 31, 2019, if the person or entity selling, offering for sale, displaying for sale, trading, giving, donating, or otherwise distributing the Fur Product purchased or obtained the Fur Product on or before March 20, 2018, so long as the person or entity produces upon the Director’s request an invoice showing that the person or entity purchased or obtained the Fur Product on or before March 20, 2018.

(Added by Ord. , File No. 171317, App. 4/13/2018, Eff. 5/14/2018)