Ind. Admin. Code tit. 345, r. 13-1-3 – Commercial dog breeders

Sec. 3. (a) A person that maintains more than nineteen (19) unaltered female dogs at least twelve (12) months of age shall:

(1) register with the board as a commercial dog breeder; and
(2) pay the annual registration fee.

(b) A person may not avoid registering by moving dogs to more than one (1) premises.

(c) If there are at least twenty (20) unaltered female dogs on a premises, there must be a registration for the premises even if there is more than one (1) owner of the dogs.

(d) The fee to register as a commercial dog breeder is determined by the number of unaltered female dogs at least twelve (12) months of age or older maintained by the breeder as follows:

Number of Unaltered Female Dogs at Least 12 Months of Age	Annual Fee
50 or fewer	$75
51 – 100	$200
101 – 150	$300
151 – 250	$400
251 and up	$500

(Indiana State Board of Animal Health; 345 IAC 13-1-3; filed Jun 3, 2010, 3:26 p.m.: 20100630-IR-345090620FRA; readopted filed Jul 11, 2016, 10:38 a.m.: 20160810-IR-345160135RFA; readopted filed Jul 12, 2022, 2:33 p.m.: 20220810-IR-345220146RFA; filed Aug 14, 2025, 9:19 a.m.: 20250910-IR-345250279FRA)