Please share this important information with responsible dog owners in the
Chicago area.
https://www.akc.org/legislative-alerts/chicago-update-chicago-passes-ordinance-without-hobby-breeder-regulations/
May 13, 2021
The Chicago City Council has passed a revised ordinance that further regulates
pet store sourcing but removed the hobby breeder requirements that would have
placed onerous and potentially impossible requirements on hobbyists in the
city.
For the past year, AKC Government Relations and the Illinois Federation of Dog
Clubs and Owners (IFDCO) have been working to communicate our concerns with a
proposal that the sponsor said was meant to close a loophole where
organizations falsely identifying themselves as rescues were selling pets at
wholesale to Chicago pet stores. AKC agreed that the loophole needed to be
closed, but expressed strong concerns with language that would have harmed
responsible breeders and rescues not involved in the questionable activity.
Specifically, Ordinance 2020-2827 as introduced also included several new
regulations for hobbyists. This included mandating that hobby breeders obtain
an animal facility license (which requires on site staff and also cannot be
obtained in an residential zoned area) and mandatory sterilization for
violations unless the litter was given to a local shelter.
AKC and IFDCO worked with local veterinarians and others to communicate the
many concerns with the hobby breeder regulations, including meeting with key
councilmembers and testifying in hearings.
AKC thanks the dog enthusiasts/hobbyists who joined us in communicating your
opposition. As a result, all language regulating hobby breeders was removed
from the final version of the ordinance.
Language does remain that would not allow rescues affiliated with breeders to
provide pets for sale (including adoption) at pet stores in the city. Current
law only allows pet stores to source from shelters and rescues.
For questions or more information, contact AKC Government Relations at
doglaw@xxxxxxx.
Stormy Hope
LLARTC
NAIATrust, Trustee
NAIATrust-CA on Facebook!
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