C. Robertson provides an overview of the "Regulation of Licensed City of Windsor Pet Shops" report as follows:

•  The current Pet Shop Schedule of the City's Business Licensing by-law includes a number of provisions to ensure the safety, wellbeing and security of all animals sold in Windsor. This includes provisions restricting the sale of certain types of animals in the City including any animals which are non-native to Windsor's climate.
•  The Keeping of Animals by-law similarly prohibits ownership of any exotic species.
•  In terms of dogs and cats specifically, each animal purchased must include where the animal was purchased from, when they were purchased and a detailed description of the animal.
•  A review of pet shop by-laws from a number of municipalities show a trend towards the banning of dogs and cats for profit and a move towards adoption based models.
•  The municipal survey shows that Windsor, Hamilton, Thunder Bay and Calgary have similar licensing regimes in that pet shops are licensed businesses and there are no restrictions on the sale of animals in the shops in general.
•  In London, Toronto and Brampton, pet shops are licensed and dogs and cats sold in shops must be obtained from municipal animal shelters, registered humane societies, registered shelters or rescue groups.
•  Waterloo and Kitchener are similar in that they also license pet shops but any animals for sale in a shop must be obtained from municipal animal shelters, registered humane societies, registered shelters or rescue groups.
•  Mississauga licences pet shops but if a pet shop sells more than ten (10) cats or dogs annually, they must obtain the remaining cats and dogs to be sold from municipal animal shelters, registered humane societies, registered shelters or rescue groups.
•  In Montreal, a permit to sell animals is issued by the Province of Quebec (Agriculture Ministry). As of July 1, 2019, pet shops were no longer able to sell dogs, cats or rabbits unless obtained by registered shelters such as the SPCA. Pet shop owners responded by filing a lawsuit against the City of Montreal. The matter still remains before Quebec Superior Court.
•  Sudbury, Winnipeg, Regina and Halifax were identified as municipalities that do not licence pet shops.
•  Nearly all comparator municipalities have banned non-indigenous animals for sale and Windsor is no exception.
•  In Windsor, they are also required to keep a detailed log of where all dogs and cats for sale come from. Each pet shop must also have a written agreement with a veterinarian and allow the Windsor Essex County Humane Society as well as the City's By-law Enforcement staff to inspect their premises at any time.
•  Trends are now shifting to encourage adoption-based models for the provision of pets in pet shops instead of using traditional suppliers.