Application

Sec. 1. (a) This article does not apply to: (1) an animal shelter; (2) a humane society; (3) an animal rescue operation; (4) a hobby breeder; (5) a person who breeds at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the person's dogs as sport dogs for hunting purposes; or (6) a person who breeds at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the person's dogs as service dogs or as dogs for use by the police or the armed forces. (b) As used in this section, "animal rescue operation" means a person or organization: (1) that accepts within one (1) year: (A) more than twelve (12) dogs; or (B) more than nine (9) dogs and more than three (3) unweaned litters of puppies; that are available for adoption for human companionship as pets or as companion animals in permanent adoptive homes and that are maintained in a private residential dwelling; or (2) that uses a system of private residential dwellings as foster homes for the dogs. The term does not include a person or organization that breeds dogs. (c) As used in this section, "hobby breeder" means a person who maintains fewer than twenty (20) unaltered female dogs that are at least twelve (12) months of age. As added by P.L.111-2009, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.1-2010, SEC.66.