The laundry list of those who felt these meager restrictions would put breeders out of business included the American Kennel Club, the American Canine Association, the American Pet Registry, the Sporting Dog Alliance and Oklahoma Pet Professionals, an organization of federally
licensed dog dealers that would seemingly benefit from regulations based on the standards they already meet.
Not exact matches
Now Congress has said that it will not give money to the USDA to issue
licenses to these
dealers, effectively preventing them from selling any
dogs or cats.
Referred to by the USDA as «
dog dealers,» the federal government
licenses pet breeders that produce puppies and kittens to sell through brokers and auctions.
Breeders that sell puppies to a broker to be resold in pet stores must obtain a
dog dealers license under the USDA.
Between 2000 and 2007, the number of USDA
dog dealers in Oklahoma doubled when state
licensing and inspections elsewhere drove this industry over Oklahoma's state lines.
«Like pet stores and USDA -
licensed dealers, shelters and rescues must be required to provide health and history records for
dogs they offer.
4-23-07 Records:
Dealers & Exhibitors Two acquired
dogs were missing driver's
license and vehicle plate information.
You need a
license & have to pay a yearly fee just to own a blue tongue lizard but any bogen / drug
dealer wan na be loser can buy a beautiful
dog like a staffy or pitty out of the paper & become a so called «pet owner» I've had staffys & pittys all my life @ they are a Beautiful loving friendly
dog when trained prop
The AWA requires that the following breeders /
dealers obtain USDA
licenses: (1) people who breed
dogs and cats for use as pets or for other purposes and sell them sight unseen at the retail level; and (2) the wholesale
dealers who supply these animals to pet stores, brokers, or research facilities.
The «Big Four»
Dog Dealers are responsible for over 11,000 of the
dogs sold by Illinois -
licensed facilities
New
licensing requirements for
dealers in young cats and
dogs supplying stock to pet shops or retail traders were introduced in Scotland in 2009.
For Companion Animals (e.g.,
dogs, cats, exotic birds, pet rabbits, pot - bellied pigs): Report those persons holding an Animal Protection
License issued by the Georgia Department of Agriculture (or those that should be
licensed) to the Animal Protection Division at 404-656-4914, Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 4: 30 p.m. Animal shelters, rescue groups and humane societies that house animals, pet breeders, pet
dealers, pet shops, pet groomers, kennels, aviaries all require an Animal Protection
License which must be prominently displayed at each
licensed place of business.
Pet Store: According to the ASPCA: Breeders who sell puppies to pet stores must hold a USDA
dealer license, and many states also require breeders to obtain a
license to have a
dog - breeding kennel.
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»):
Breeders or
dealers must report in their
license applications the total number of
dogs exempted from exercise requirements.
Legislative efforts helped ban the
licensing of Class B
dealers that «random source»
dogs, but sadly, it doesn't ban the practice of breeding
dogs and other animals specifically for use in scientific research and educational purposes.
For decades, research facilities obtained their animals from breeders as well as USDA
licensed, «random source» Class B
dealers that obtained
dogs, cats, and other animals from people called «bunchers,» who would steal pets from yards or get them from «free to good home» ads, auctions, and shelters.
It requires inspection and
licensing of many
dog breeders,
dealers, and sellers, as well as shelters and rescues that foster and adopt out
dogs.
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.