Huber, whose
commercial kennel license was revoked following her conviction, is scheduled to be sentenced next month for violating probation terms that required she own no more than 25 dogs.
Not exact matches
Sheila Goffe, Vice President of Public Relations for the American
Kennel Club, said in a statement released to the media that «Bill 485 blocks all of California's pet lovers from having access to professional,
licensed, and ethical
commercial breeders».
Kennels licensed by the USDA are considered «
commercial» and may sell wholesale to pet stores.
The Alliance played a leading role in the passage of the Animal Care Facilities Act (ACFA), which requires the
licensing, inspection and promulgation of standards of care for dogs and cats housed in
commercial pet breeding facilities, pet stores,
kennels, and animal shelters.
(d)
Licensed pet shops, commercial kennels, municipal and / or county animal care facilities, and licensed pet rescue organizations are exempt from the requirements of this
Licensed pet shops,
commercial kennels, municipal and / or county animal care facilities, and
licensed pet rescue organizations are exempt from the requirements of this
licensed pet rescue organizations are exempt from the requirements of this section.
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Commercial kennels may be
licensed by the United States Department of Agriculture and state and local jurisdictions which may inspect the
kennels routinely.
All
commercial kennels that sell wholesale to pet stores or dealers also must have a federal
kennel license and comply with 60 pages of U.S. Department of Agriculture regulations.
The United States Department of Agriculture, which
licenses and regulates most
commercial breeding
kennels, and establishes the laws concerning canines, does not allocate any of its millions of dollars of research money to any grants in the field of canine genetic research.
The County Commissioners, with the advice of Animal Control, shall, by resolution, promulgate and amend a schedule of fees and fines to be imposed under this Act, including fees pertaining to
licensing,
commercial kennels, redemption, adoption, board and other fees, which shall be available to the public.
As you may recall, I am the individual who wrote to you in 2009, and told you that responsible breeders in State
Commercial Breeder Associations in the States where over 80 % of all Federally
Licensed and inspected Breeders were located had «publicly condemned substandard
kennels.»
The number one problem plaguing the
commercial dog - breeding world is the large number of
commercial kennels that operate in violation of the AWA without being
licensed by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Few states have
kennel licensing and inspections programs because few states are home to large numbers of
commercial kennels that produce a high volume of animals for sale as pets.
Under current Iowa law, though
licensed, they are exempt from the inspections and other requirements that apply to non-USDA
licensed commercial kennels, breeders, dealers and auctions. Iowa Code  § 162.11,  §  § 162.1 et seq and 21 IAC 67.1 (162) et seq..
Commercial breeders that sell directly to the public fall through the regulatory cracks unless they do business in a state that licenses commercia
Commercial breeders that sell directly to the public fall through the regulatory cracks unless they do business in a state that
licenses commercialcommercial kennels.
Operators of clean
commercial kennels,
licensed by the US Department of Agriculture or by state law, will strongly disagree, for the very mention of «puppy mill» damages their business and that of the pet stores they deal with.
The bill imposes standards for humane care and sanitary conditions for
commercial kennels with 60 or more dogs and sets
license fees as well as criminal fines up to $ 1000 per offense and civil penalties up to $ 1000 per day.
Under the proposal annual
licensing fees required for
commercial kennels as well as shelters, boarding
kennels, contract
kennels, pet stores, exhibition facilities, could be raised to $ 2,500 instead of $ 500.
Karel Minor, executive director with the Humane Society of Berks County, said «Major
commercial kennels can range from mere
licensing violations... to being true hellscapes with dozens or hundreds of animals living in their own waste, air which is unbreathable, animals so uncared for they are nearly unrecognizable masses of hair and filth, and clear violations of PA cruelty law.
Minnesota was one of the last states in the nation to pass a state law to
license and regulate
commercial dog and cat breeders (for those states with breeding
kennels).
Operation of an animal shelter, pound or dog pound, boarding
kennel,
commercial kennel, contract
kennel, pet shop, or exhibition facility, or activity as a
commercial breeder or dealer without a valid
license shall constitute a class A misdemeanor.
The department of agriculture shall not retain, contract with, or otherwise utilize the services of the personnel of any nonprofit organization for the purpose of inspection or
licensing of any animal shelter, pound, or dog pound, boarding
kennel,
commercial kennel, contract
kennel,
commercial breeder, hobby or show breeder, or pet shop under sections 273.325 to 273.357.