Selling puppies out of a car trunk in a Tucker parking lot will now cost you. The Tucker City Council unanimously passed an ordinance this month banning the public sale of dogs, cats and domestic rabbits in unregulated outdoor spaces, arming local code enforcement with the power to fine violators as much as $500 per animal.
According to WSB-TV, the legislation specifically targets so-called transient pet sales — animals sold in parking lots, along roadsides and in other public areas where buyers often know little about where the pets came from. The Tucker City Council approved the ban on September 14 following a first reading on August 10, under sponsorship from Mayor Anne Lerner and Councilmember Roger Orlando, according to Rough Draft Atlanta. City officials had worked on the measure for months, with the ordinance first presented to the council back in March, per the station’s report.
Tucker’s code enforcement department can now cite violators directly, closing a gap that had made the state’s own pet-sales ban difficult to enforce locally. Under a related Georgia law, O.C.G.A. § 4-11-10.1, the state has banned transient animal sales since July 2025, and the statute authorizes state or local animal-control officers, sheriffs, deputies and other peace officers to enforce it, according to the Georgia Pet Coalition.
Fines Escalate for Repeat Offenders
Tucker’s ordinance counts each animal sold as a separate violation, according to WSB-TV’s report. A first offense carries a $100 fine per animal, a second violation jumps to $250, and repeat violators could face fines of up to $500 per animal for subsequent offenses, the station notes…