[ SHOWGSD-L ] Dog Law, funny math, surprise!
- From: Pinehillgsds@xxxxxxx
- To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2005 10:57:23 EST
I thought this may be of interest to some given the recent AR topic:
Had a call from a lady I know in PA, several counties over. Long story
short, the local dept. of agriculture dog warden said she needs a kennel
license.
You would THINK this lady doesn't need a kennel license by definition of #
of dogs she keeps...I thought she was wwwwaaaaayyyyy under.....think again!
First let me say that the county and township she resides in has no limit on
# of dogs kept. The PA Dept of Agriculture's threshold for having to have a
kennel license is 26. BUT, (and this is a big BUT!!!!)they don't define dogs
owned like we might! Unlike county, townships, municipalities and boroughs,
the PDA counts a dog as a "dog" at any age, not once they reach 6 months.
Furthermore, you are considered the owner of a particular dog if you had
custody of the dog during a particular calendar year <the exact wording is
"keeps,
harbors, boards, shelters, sells, gives away or transfers">. (Oh, boy, just
think of the legal ramifications for THAT one!) The exceptions are dogs
brought into the state for showing or hunting as long as they don't stay past
30
days.
Here's how it works; In 2004, I had 5 dogs living here. I whelped a litter
from a bitch that I co-own. I kept two bitches while they were being bred.
According to the State of PA's math, I "owned" 15 dogs in 2004!!!! I sure as
heck don't have 15 dogs here!!!!
I have to tell you, I THOUGHT I had done my homework, checked zoning, got
letters of understanding from the township solicitor prior to buying where now
live, but this Dept. of Agriculture law really opened my eyes. Personally,
I'm not too concerned because I don't see me ever wanting more than one litter
a year, but you can see the problem if someone DID want more, IF they tried
to obtain a kennel license, did everything by the book and found that the
patchwork of laws (township, borough, county or municipality) would not allow
a
kennel license at a particular location. Or what about the person that knew
their local municipality started counting noses once they reached six months
and didn't realize the State counted them at birth?
I have no idea if other state's department's have the same definitions in
their laws, but it's worth looking into.
Kathy
visit _Pine Hill German Shepherd Dogs_
(http://www.geocities.com/pinehillgsds/)
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