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WISCONSIN’S RESOURCE FOR ALL ANIMALS January 2012
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Volume 3, Issue 1
New Dog Sellers Law (Act 90) Improves Conditions for Wisconsin Dogs by Kathy Pobloskie, Pet Journal Contributor Act 90 has been in effect for only 6 months and it is already having effects. I am going to try to give you a brief recap on what has been going on. This has become a controversial topic and the following is anecdotal and based on my perspective. But at the end of the day, when all is said and done, are conditions better for dogs better with the law than before? I believe the answer is yes. I have kept an informal tally over the last few years of the number of USDA licensed breeders operating in Wisconsin. These are the breeders that are able to supply pet stores. In 2008, the highest number of active licenses that I noted was 117. In 2009, the number dropped to 95. By early January 2011, there were 44. I just checked (late December 2011) and there are now 33. Have some of these breeders stopped selling to pet stores and are now selling on the Internet? Probably. But there are also some that have stopped breeding, or moved out of state, because of the pressure of the new law. USDA standards were easy to comply with. Act 90 standards are much tougher, ensuring that dogs have proper exercise and socialization.
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Act 90 was signed into law in early December 2009. Act 90/ATCP 16 went into effect on June 1st, 2011. ATCP 16 are the accompanying rules to Act 90. This new law, called the Commercial Dog Sellers law requires everyone who sells or offers to sell 25 or more dogs per year to be licensed and regulated.
see
Act 90 on page 9.
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