When you purchased your puppy, the pet store was required to provide the name and USDA
license number of its breeder.
If you bought your dog in Illinois, the pet store is required to disclose the name and United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
license number of its breeder.
Not exact matches
According to the USDA, Oklahoma has 12.3 %
of the total
number of USDA
licensed pet producing facilities nationwide, with over 600
breeders located here.
The action alleged that Barkworks misrepresented its puppy mill
breeders as «reputable,» falsely claimed that all its puppies were healthy at the time
of sale and provided inaccurate
breeder license numbers.
The new law requires dealers to put information on each pet's cage and in any marketing materials about the name
of the
breeder, the USDA
license number and the federal web site where would - be buyers can look up information about that
breeder, including disciplinary action.
«Outside
of this, all we can rely on is the local authority
licensing system for those that breed large
numbers of litters, and the Kennel Club will not register the pups
of breeders without this licence.
That permit would be required in addition to other
breeder license requirements.The ordinance, given final approval by commissioners last week, also includes a stiffening
of fines for various violations
of the animal code.The revisions, the first to the code in years, were aimed at reducing the
number of abandoned and stray animals in town.
The state has the second highest
number of breeders licensed by the U.S. Department
of Agriculture (USDA), behind Missouri, and problems there abound.
The breeding permits and high intact - dog
license fees required by these laws and the accompanying
number limits and other requirements often drive good
breeders away, leaving puppy buyers with few options for finding well - bred healthy pets and robbing a community
of a broad and deep body
of knowledge about dog care and training.
Restrictive breeding ordinances, possession limits, burdensome cat
licensing and
breeder permit laws, as well as restraints on the display / exhibition
of animals, have been presented as a means to reduce the
number of animals being killed by shelters or to alleviate animal suffering.
The
number of licensed breeders in this country has been steadily dropping due to lies from the animal «rights» groups about the quality
of purebred dogs.
Much
of the data, such as
breeder / dealer names, addresses, and
license numbers, has been redacted.
Over the years, the
number of breeders (class A) and dealers (Class B)
licensed by the USDA in Minnesota has dropped (see also Dealer cancellations).
At the same time, raising
license fees and increasing restrictions on the most responsible pet owners and
breeders in society reduces the
number of well - bred, quality dogs and cats available to the public and assures that poorer sources will emerge to fill the demand.
USDA
licensing only applies to
breeders with a certain
number of dogs.
Whether it's the impact
of bad publicity or the recession cutting into purebred dog sales, the
number of commercial dog
breeders licensed by the U.S. Department
of Agriculture is declining, from 3,486 in 2009, to 2,904 in 2010 and 2,205 in 2011, according to USDA spokesman Dave Sacks said.
Unfortunately, 21 states have no laws on the books regulating commercial dog
breeders — and a
number of states that do require
breeders to be
licensed and inspected by the state only require commercial
breeders to meet USDA standards
of care.
Prosecutions have fallen, the
number of licenses pulled has tanked and egregious
breeders are breaking the rules and paying little or nothing in fines.
The perfect landscape for
breeders — small farms that weren't bought by agri - giants; vast swaths
of plains between its two major cities; and a live - and - let - live ethos in flyspeck towns — it has long been the
number - one state in the nation for
licensed operators.
Now, this law places some requirements on New Jersey pet stores — for example, pet shops currently may not sell cats and dogs from
breeders who are not
licensed by the U.S. Department
of Agriculture, or if the
breeders have a
number of Animal Welfare Act violations.
Over the past five years, states including Indiana, Missouri, Illinois, Ohio, Oklahoma and Michigan have seen the
number of licensed breeders increase by a combined 303 % in the region.
A 2013 report issued by the USDA has confirmed Ohio ranks fifth among the top 10 states with the largest
number of USDA
licensed commercial dog
breeders («Class A») and dealers («Class B»):
The
breeder would be required to display the
license and include the
license number in any advertisement, sale or other transfer
of the animal.
Breeders or dealers must report in their
license applications the total
number of dogs exempted from exercise requirements.
There is no requirement that a
breeder's
license must be suspended or revoked regardless
of the violation or
number of violations.
However, this
number does not take into consideration the
number of breeders not required to be
licensed by the USDA or the
number of breeders operating illegally without a
license.
Oklahoma is the only state with a large
number of high volume
breeders to have state
licensing for
breeders that are not eligible for USDA
licensing.
A great
number of the
breeders in this state are currently
licensed, by the USDA.