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A. Definitions. For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply:

1. "Fur" means any animal skin or part thereof with hair, fleece or fur fibers attached thereto, either in its raw or processed state, but shall not include such skins as are to be converted into leather, which in processing shall have the hair, fleece or fur fiber completely removed, cowhide with hair attached thereto, or lambskin or sheepskin with fleece attached thereto.

2. "Fur product" means any article of wearing apparel made in whole or in part of fur, excluding dog or cat fur product to which section 308 of the Tariff Act of 1930 applies.

3. "Non-profit organization" means any corporation that is organized under 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3) for charitable, religious, philanthropic, educational or similar purposes.

4. "Taxidermy" means the practice of preparing and preserving the skin of an animal who is deceased and stuffing and mounting it in lifelike form.

5. "Used fur" means fur in any form that has been worn or used by an ultimate consumer.

6. "Wearing apparel," as used in the definition of a fur product in subsection 2 above, means any article of clothing or covering for any part of the body.

B. Prohibition. It shall be unlawful to sell, import, trade or distribute any fur product by any means anywhere within the City of Berkeley.

C. Exemption. This Section shall not apply to the sale, importation, exportation, trade or distribution of:

1. The pelt or skin of an animal preserved through taxidermy or for the purpose of taxidermy; or

2. Used fur products by a private party (excluding a retail transaction), non-profit organization or second-hand store, including a pawn shop. (Ord. 7539-NS § 1 (part), 2017)