Here is a website that gives more information on the new law:
The Retail Pet Store Final Rule and You! | National Animal Interest Alliance
This new law sounds crazy and not well thought out. I can see how it can really effect the breeder/exhibitors.
Many breeder/exhibitors sell and ship puppies sight unseen. Personally I have not and never will ship a puppy.
This part really bothers me:
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Breeders who sell dogs for breeding purposes to other breeders, for instance, are not selling dogs for use as pets, and are therefore not dealers.
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To me that will just encourage breeders to sell their dogs as breeders and not as pets. It is insane.
If the rule is no more than 4 breeding females then what happens when your females are close to retiring and you want to keep another female for your breeding program? Females ares are not usually bred until they are 18 months to 2 years old so there will be an overlap if someone has only 4 females they are actually breeding and a couple more that are not quite old enough to breed.