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M.D.Pa.: "Dog breeding is a pervasively regulated activity"

By John Wesley Hall, Jr.

"Dog breeding is a pervasively regulated activity and has been the subject of federal and state regulation since at least 1976 and 1982 respectively." It also satisfies the Burger analysis. Prof'l Dog Breeders Advisory Council v. Wolff, 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 83054 (M.D. Pa. September 11, 2009): Dog breeding is a pervasively regulated activity and has been the subject of federal and state regulation since at least 1976 and 1982 respectively. See 7 U.S.C. § 2131, et. seq.; see 9 C.F.R. § 1.1 et. seq. (federal regulations); 3 P.S. § 459-101 et. seq; see 7 Pa. Code § 21.1 et. seq. (state regulations). In Pennsylvania, dog breeders have been on notice since 1982 that their businesses are subject to random inspections. Furthermore, by Plaintiffs' own contention, the industry is heavily regulated, hence the reason for this suit...continue to full post

Full post as published by Fourth Amendment on September 16, 2009 (boomark / email).