Fellow Dog Fanciers part 3 - Page 1

Dog Fanciers Part 3

You will also be required to provide new owners with your hobby
breeder permit number so that they can have proof and be assured that the
puppy they just bought from you was legally bred.  It does not specify only new
owners in Palm Beach County so I guess that means all new owners regardless
of where they live.
  
Any change of ownership of any dog or cat must be reported by the
original and new owner within 30 days.  Again, it does not specifically
identify these individuals as having to be Palm Beach County residents.
 
Must list hobby breeder permit number in all advertisements.
Advertisements  is defined on Page 2, Line 18-22 as "any statement made in
connection with the solicitation of an animal service, animal business, and/or the
sale of an animal and includes without limitation, statements and
representations made in a newsp aper o r other publication, on the radio,
television, or internet or contained in any notice, handbill, business card, sign,
catalog, billboard, brochure, poster or letter."  I guess our Dog Show
Catalogs will  have a new look to them.
 
Must allow inspections of the structure or premises where animals
under the hobby breeder permit will be kept.  For most of us, that would be our
home.
 
Each person owning an animal intended to be used for breeding or
studding shall obtain a hobby breeder permit.  I believe this mean husbands
and wives would each have to have their own permit as well any
Palm Beach County co-owners.

If your permit is revoked for any reason, you cannot reapply for 1
year.
 
Violations of hobby breeder permit include:
Failure to reapply for a permit within thirty (30) days
of expiration of an existing permit.
 
Refusal to allow an anima l control officer to inspect an
animal or the premises.
 
Purposeful breeding of a dog or cat with a known genetic
fault.
 
Here is the link to the Ordinance:

 
http://www.pbcgov.com/publicsafety/animalcare/pdf/Draft_Proposed_Pet_Spay_Neuter