Bloomington, Indiana

• There is a licensing differential charging $4 for spayed or neutered animals and $25 for unaltered animals.
• Breeding is illegal unless a guardian obtains either a minor or major breeding permit.
• A minor breeding permit costs $40 and may be obtained by a guardian who intentionally or accidentally causes the breeding of a cat or dog and who offers any litters for sale or trade.
• A major breeding permit costs $100 each year in addition to a kennel/cattery fee. This is for professional breeders.
• If guardians spay or neuter an animal within 10 weeks of the birth of a litter, the guardians must purchase a minor breeder permit for $10.
• Breeders are only permitted to allow their animals to have one litter in a 12-month period.
• Guardians who allow their animals to breed and do not wish to spay or neuter or relinquish the animals to the Department of Animal Control, must have their animals microchipped and registered within 30 days of receiving a notice.
• Guardians of animals who have bred are required to furnish animal control with information on the birth of each litter, as well as records of sale, adoption, buyers/adopters (name, address, phone number), and must immunize all animals in each litter.

Ord. 91.055. Major Breeders Permit.(A) A major breeder’s permit shall be obtained by: (1) Any person who intentionally or accidentally causes the breeding of a cat or dog or makes a cat or dog available for breeding purposes; or (2) Any person who offers for sale, sells, trades, receives other compensation or gives away any litters of dogs or cats; excepting a litter of dogs or cats taken to the Department of Animal Control; (B) And such person shall: (1) Not allow the birthing of more than one litter per female dog or cat in a 12-month period; and (2) Furnish the Department of Animal Control with information on the birth of each litter of dogs or cats as may be required by Department of Animal control to register that litter of dogs or cats with Department of Animal Control, and to be assigned a litter number for each litter.

Ord. 91.056. Minor Breeders Permit. (A) A minor breeder’s permit shall be obtained by: (1) Any person who intentionally or accidentally causes the breeding of a cat or dog or makes a cat or dogs available for breeding purposes; (2) Any person who offers for sale, sells, trades, receives other compensation or gives away any litters of dogs or cats; excepting a litter of dogs or cats taken to the Department of Animal Control; (3) Any owner or person having custody of a dog or cat that has delivered a litter or caused the delivery of a litter, who chooses not to relinquish the animal to the Department of Animal Control and also chooses not to have the animal spayed or neutered shall cause the animal to be implanted with a microchip and to register this dog or cat within 30 days of having received notice to accomplish this procedure from the Department of Animal Control. (B) And such person shall: (1) Be allowed to breed only one dog or one cat which results in the birthing of a maximum of one litter in a 12-month period … (8)(C) Any owner or person having custody of a dog or cat which has been neutered within 10 weeks after giving birth to a litter or who turns the adult dog or cat over to the Department of Animal Control within 10 weeks of the birth date of the litter will be required to purchase a minor breeder permit at the rate of $10. (D) Any owner or person having custody of a dog or cat which has delivered a litter, who chooses not to relinquish said animal to the Department of Animal Control and also chooses not to have the animal neutered, will be required to purchase a minor breeder permit at the rate of $40 plus any applicable kennel/cattery permit fee. The permit shall be issued provided all requirements of this chapter are met.