  We analyze the conditions for observation of zero sound in layered
perovskites with transition metal ion on chalcogenide oxidizer. We conclude
that propagation of zero sound is possible only for anti-ferromagnetic sign of
the $s$-$d$ interaction. If the $s$-$d$ exchange integral $J_{sd}$ has
antiferromagnetic sign, as it is perhaps in the case for layered cuprates, zero
sound is a thermally activated dissipation mode,which generates only "hot
spots" in the Angle Resolved Photoemission Spectroscopy (ARPES) data along the
Fermi contour. We predict that zero sound will be observable for transition
metal perovskites with 4$s$ and 3$d$ levels close to the $p$-level of the
chalcogenide. The simultaneous lack of superconductivity, the appearance of hot
spots in ARPES data, and the proximity of the three named levels, represents
the significant hint for the choice of material to be investigated.
