Shoppers looking to buy cats, dogs, rabbits and a variety of pigs at pet shops within the city of Las Vegas won’t be able to find them there three years from now — at least not legally.

The City Council voted 5-2 Wednesday to ban the sale of five popular types of pets.

The prohibition immediately applies to any new businesses seeking licenses, while the 13 existing shops within city limits will be allowed to continue the practice until Nov. 6, 2028.

“This doesn’t mean that pet shops close,” Mayor Shelley Berkley said Thursday. “It means that they can no longer sell dogs, cats, (rabbits), pot bellied pigs and guinea pigs.”

A previous ordinance draft had a two-year sunset clause for existing stores, but it was changed to three after discussions, City Attorney Jeff Dorocak told the counci

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