I have to agree as well. I owned an 8 acre hobby farm and could only have 2 dogs without getting the town board to grant a conditional use permit and a kennel license. I could have more cows or pigs! You really have to know the rules before you purchase property, both township and county ordinances. They tend to be different as well, making it even more confusing,.  Gina ROYAL T SHEPHERDS http://www.royaltshepherds.com Home of: Ch Covy Tucker Hill v Royal T's Edsel,CD,NA,CGC,HIC,OFA h/e/t/c From: Iza Ackerman <izaackerman@xxxxxxxxxxxx> >To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Sent: Monday, January 14, 2013 6:14 PM >Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] recent posts about Hobby breeding > >Just wanted to say that everyone that says it is all about zoning is correct >! That was the trouble I ran into in New Jersey â never had a complaint >from neighbors; in fact, they told me they would come to court with me, I >lived on 4 acres zoned Residential/Agricultural. Dogs are not agriculture. >I was so mad I was ready to get some pigs and chickens â LOL. I can laugh >at it now, but it was not fun then. It cost me a whole lot of money and >aggravation. My town did not have a dog limit; however, if you were SELLING >puppies, then you were a BUSINESS. PERIOD. THE END. Right before I moved >to wonderful West Virginia, after all the flack and aggravation, the town >decided to pass some kind of âbreeder lawâ â you could have puppies and >sell them. But I was finished with New Jersey â besides which the cost of >living there was ridiculous for a single woman. The town did not care that I >did not make any money selling puppies â that was my problem. I sold them > â therefore I was a business and should be in a âBusiness Zoneâ. >I remember Paul Root on this List warning people about what was to come with >our âhobbyâ and everyone scoffed at him â he was right !!! And now we >have Stormy telling us this same thing â listen to her â she is right. >Itâs a mean world out there when it comes to our âhobbyâ I took the >easy way out â I moved. > >Iza Kabuska-Ackerman >http://www.karizmashepherds.com/ >AKC Breeder of Merit >Breeder of a Canadian Grand Victor, an American Grand Victor, >and many more beautiful dogs ! >===========================================================================>POST > is Copyrighted 2012. All material remains the property of the original >author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind >are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the >Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. > >Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and >its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed >in any post. > >ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY >MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS >PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY >FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE >PROSECUTED. > >For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx > >VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org >SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html >NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ >===========================================================================> > > ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2012. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================