Animal Breeder Licensing
States Licensed
29
of 50 states and D.C.
Burden Rank
96th
for average burdens 1st is worst
Combined Rank
60th
for states licensed x average burdens 1st is worst
Change from 2017 to 2022, if any:
- ↑
- Burden increased
- ↓
- Burden decreased
- ↕
- Mixed burden change
- N
- New license
- E
- Eliminated license
2022 Licensing Burden Rank
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Animal breeders select and breed animals according to their genealogy, characteristics and offspring. This may require knowledge of artificial insemination techniques and equipment use and involve keeping records on heats, birth intervals or pedigrees. This report looks at pet breeder licenses only.2022 Snapshot
- 22 unlicensed states
- Days lost are 0 in all states
- Fees range from $10 (West Virginia) to $625 (Wisconsin)
- 0 states require exams
- 4 states set minimum age
- 0 states set minimum grade
Changes Since 2017
- 1 license created by Texas; none removed
- Fees changed most often and usually increased; New Hampshire increased its minimum age requirement
- Burden rank worsened 2 spots and combined rank worsened 8 spots, largely because of a new license
2022 Licensing Burden in Detail
Data Notes: 2022 data collected between February 3, 2020, and March 18, 2022. Fees include charges for application review and license issuance; exams; background checks, credit reports and fingerprinting; recovery fund contributions; third-party certification; and certain fees for training courses. Calendar days lost were estimated based on required education and experience; except for amounts smaller than one day, days lost are rounded to whole days and thus may not reflect very small changes between 2017 and 2022. Appendix A details methods for estimating days lost and calculating burden ranks. Complete data, including revised 2017 data, are available at https://ij.org/report/license-to-work-3/ltw3-data/.