I'm disappointed they couldn't get a 20 dog limit on breeding females, but
glad for the new regulations.




Ind. Senate OKs dog breeding bill
By Bill Ruthhart
Posted: April 7, 2009 The Indiana Senate this afternoon overwhelmingly passed legislation that would regulate commercial dog breeders.

The Senate voted 46-3 to pass House Bill 1468. The bill toughens the state's animal cruelty laws and would require all commercial breeders to register with the state and be subject to annual inspections.


Under the legislation, a commercial breeder is defined as anyone with 20 or more female dogs that are one year of age and not spayed. The bill would require such breeders to pay annual fees to help fund state inspections.

Unlike the House version of the bill, the Senate did not approve a cap on the number of dogs an owner could breed. The House bill called for a limit of 30 breeding females while the Senate version of the legislation has no cap.

HB 1468 now likely is headed to a conference committee where members of each chamber will work to reach a compromise.