In case you are wondering what you have to do in order to breed a dog or cat within Bernalillo County. Below is information on obtaining a litter permits. Please read carefully the requirements to sell puppies and kittens within Bernalillo County: ARTICLE IV. PERMITS REQUIRED Sec. 6-39. General provisions. (a) Valid permits are required to operate a multiple animal site, professional animal site, or shelter site, breed dogs or cats, have a litter of dogs and cats, possess a guard dog or possess an intact dog or cat that has been impounded as a stray. A person may obtain a permit under the following conditions: (1) Submission of an application which shall include sufficient information to identify the name and address of the permit holder and owner for the property or site and payment of an annual permit fee at the office of the animal care services department. Failure to renew the permit within 30 days of the expiration date may result in the assessment of a penalty fee in addition to the cost of the permit. (2) Multiple animal site, professional animal site and shelter site permits require a demonstration of a certification of zoning and land use from the Bernalillo County Zoning Department. (3) Upon presenting proper identification and with notice, an animal care services officer shall be allowed access to any multiple animal site, professional animal site or shelter site for the purpose of inspection. Permits may be suspended for failure to comply with the requirements of this chapter, as well as for violation of other applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. (4) Permits must be posted in a conspicuous place on the permitted premises and are nontransferable. (5) All permit holders engaging in any commercial activity involving the sale of animals shall comply with the Bernalillo County Business License Ordinance. (Ord. of 2-26-13) Sec. 6-39B. Breeder permit. (a) No person shall keep, maintain or harbor any intact dog or cat for the purposes of breeding without a breeder permit. Each dog or cat used for the purposes of breeding shall have a breeder permit. The resultant offspring shall not be sold for resale to commercial outlets or for the purpose of research. (b) A female dog or cat shall have no more than one litter in any consecutive 12-month period. (c) Upon presenting identification and with notice an animal care services officer shall be allowed access to any premises housing any animal with a breeder permit for the purpose of an inspection. (Ord. of 2-26-13) Sec. 6-39C. Litter permit. (a) The owner of an intact female dog or cat bred intentionally or unintentionally that does not possess a breeder permit is required to obtain a litter permit for each litter. (b) Subsequent to the issuance of a litter permit, the permitted animal shall be sterilized within 120 days of the issuance of the litter permit. (Ord. of 2-26-13) Sec. 6-39D. Requirements for sale of offspring. (a) No person shall advertise, barter for, sell, or give away any puppy or kitten unless the applicable permit number is displayed legibly in all advertisements. The owner shall furnish the litter permit number or breeder permit number to any potential recipient upon request. (b) Puppies and kittens can only be bartered for, sold, given away or otherwise transferred or conveyed from the residential location listed on the litter permit or breeder permit. Puppies or kittens being bartered for, sold, given away or otherwise transferred or conveyed on public or commercial property, even with the commercial property owners permission, are in violation of this chapter. (Ord. of 2-26-13) The pictures were taken directly from Craigslist of puppies and kittens for sale within Albuquerque.
Posted on: Mon, 15 Sep 2014 22:05:00 +0000
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