The Nevada Senate Natural Resources Committee advanced Assembly Bill 487 that would ban pet stores from selling dogs and cats, in a hearing on April 9. Currently, the bill also prohibits the sale or transfer of dogs or cats in public places and at swap meets, with certain exceptions for animal shelters and rescue organizations. […]

The Texas House Trade, Workforce, and Economic Development Committee Joint Committee scheduled a public hearing for House Bill 3458 on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, which would impose a statewide ban on the retail sale of dogs and cat, beginning September 1, 2025. The American Kennel Club (AKC) opposes HB 3458 and encourages all concerned Texas residents to share […]

The Tacoma City Council will meet December 12th to discuss a proposal to require all dogs to be spayed or neutered unless their owner purchases a $55 intact animal license and a breeder’s license. The fee for the breeder’s license has not yet been established and it will be required even if an owner does […]

This Wednesday, May 14, the Delaware House Health and Human Development Committee will be considering House Bill 131 which seeks to ban the sale of dogs and cats at retail pet stores, unless the dogs are sourced from a breeder. The American Kennel Club (AKC) opposes HB 131 and encourages all concerned Delaware residents to […]

June 16, 2015 On June 23rd the Washoe County Board of Commissioners will be considering changes to their animal control ordinance that will define commercial animal establishments and commercial breeders. Two separate ordinances are proposed. The ordinances will impose significant fees and burdens on small, local, responsible breeders. State law already defines and regulates certain […]

Congratulations to Ann Arbor fanciers on successfully opposing an ordinance that would have restricted breeding rights and limited pet ownership. The measure, which was rejected by the City Council on December 15th, would have required mandatory spay/neuter of dogs unless owners purchased a breeder's permit. Among other onerous provisions, the proposal would additionally have prohibited […]

Update! The Riverside County Department of Animal Services has announced they are cancelling the remaining three meetings on the proposed mandatory spay/neuter ordinance until a draft can be finalized by county counsel. AKC thanks the many fanciers and concerned dog owners who attended the meeting on Saturday and we will post further information as soon […]

Earlier this week, the American Kennel Club (AKC) submitted a response to the United States Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service’s (USDA APHIS) February 2026 Request for Information (RFI) regarding the health of breeding females, and the exercise and socialization needs of all dogs, kept by breeders licensed under the federal Animal […]

Based on the concerns about Illinois House Bill 198, and its companion Senate Bill 53 (bills that sought to regulate dog breeding in Illinois), the House and Senate sponsors of those bills introduced a new Senate Joint Resolution (SJR 56) to create a 15-member Joint Task Force on Breeders and Pet Stores to investigate and […]

On Thursday, February 12, the Philadelphia City Council will be holding a public hearing and likely vote on a proposal imposing a three-year moratorium on dog breeding, and on the sale and transfer of puppies under seven months of age in Philadelphia. You are strongly encouraged to act now and mobilize others to protect responsible […]