Las Vegas may ban dog, cat sales in pet stores

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — The Las Vegas City Council will consider an ordinance to totally ban the sale of dogs and cats in pet stores, but it won't take effect for three years.

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The council was set to consider an ordinance that increased regulations on pet-store sales on Wednesday, but is expected to delay that measure until Nov. 5, when the amended law will take effect.

Pet store regulations have been on the council's agenda repeatedly in recent months, but the ordinance has been delayed several times. That comes after advocates lobbied for a bill at the 2025 Legislature that would have banned pet sales in stores statewide , but the measure failed to pa