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Originally Posted by Nancy1999  First of all, are you breeding 10 litters a year? If not, you don't have to follow this. I would guess that primary area, might define the actual kennel or cage where the dog spends most of it's time, and the exercise area should be twice that size. It probably defines the term "primary area" in some part of the bill.
What do you think is a reasonable number of litters for the home breeder to have? Ten litters to me sounds like a very high number, if your having 10 or more litters a year you would be required to register as a commercial breeder, and all the things you mention only apply to the commercial breeder.
Microchips are probably required for several reasons. One might be because commercial breeders do identify dogs with tattoos, the microchip would be way less painful. Also commercial breeders have been know to dump or shoot dogs, no longer necessary to their breeding program, and this would enable authorities to know who the dog belonged to. As far as microchips causing cancer, no link has been found and there is only one dog that has developed a tumor around the chip, and this I believe is in Russia.
The lemon puppy law only applies to commercial breeders, and only in certain conditions. Not sure what these are, I haven't studied every part of the bill, but I am interested in it mainly on how it would affect the home breeder. The lemon puppy law won't affect the home breeder of Pet Dealer.
So a commercial breeders would be those that are selling 10 litters of dogs a year, and a "Pet Dealer" is someone who "sales for profit" 6 or more dogs a year. All they have to do is keep a record of who they sold the pets to, just the name and address of the customer, that's all, and this is the record that has to be made available should authorities request it. The second thing a Pet Dealer has to do, is make available any vet records, should a potential customer request them.
If you are selling less than 6 dogs a year, you don't have to change anything, or keep any records.
As far a your statement that AKC requires that you keep records for 7 years, remember, lots of kennels have been suspended by the AKC, and also remember that the AKC can't suspend anyone who is following state law regarding kennel conditions. That's why the states must make the laws. |
Once a state adopts a lemon law, it will apply to puppies sold more profit..What makes you think otherwise... You mean because it doesn't specify that completely, Think of it from a litigation standpoint, The judge will enforce the law for what it says, It does not protect the breeder.
Volume does not equal puppy mill... I don't know why you can't understand that!!!
Microchipping isn't for identification of dogs that have been shot, it is not illegal to shoot your dog. If it is because of they are being dumped that would eliminate that problem, because they would all be shot..The problem is not microchipping each puppy, it is that you have to make sure it is registered too, and the only way to do that is to buy the prepaid registration, and fill it out and send it in with every puppy.
You continue to restate the fact, that being a Pet Dealer is no big deal, Would you want that label, I am sure that in the beginning, they thought being USDA certified was no big deal, but now if you are USDA certified you are automatically stereotyped as a PUPPY MILL..
I think as a pet owner only, You are not qualified to argue this bill. If you are not open minded and cannot put yourself in the shoes of small breeders, hobby breeders, show breeders and large volume breeders then how can you effectivly argue these points... Not only can you not put yourself in the shoes of these people, but you automatically classify our state as "farmers and hunters" As if that is a bad thing.