287.1122a Breeding license; requirements.
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287.1122a Breeding license; requirements.
Sec. 22a.
(1)Subject to section 22b, a person that meets all of the following requirements may apply to the department for a breeding license to breed large carnivores:
(a)Is conducting a for-profit or nonprofit business, if the primary purpose of that business is the presentation of animals including large carnivores to the public for education or exhibition purposes.
(b)Is a class C licensee that possesses and maintains a class C license under 9 CFR parts 1 and 2.
(c)Meets or exceeds all standards required of a class C licensee under 9 CFR parts 1 and 2 and maintains the class C license in good standing for the previous 5 years.
(d)Does not allow a patron to come into direct contact with a large carnivore.
(e)Does not sell large carnivores, except to another person that meets the requirements of this section.
(2)As used in this section, "good standing" means a person has not had a federal or state license suspended or revoked, or has not been made subject to a cease and desist order.
History: Add. 2018, Act 610 , Eff. Mar. 28, 2019 ;-- Am. 2025, Act 34 , Imd. Eff. Nov. 18, 2025