Pennsylvania Statutes Title 3 P.S. Agriculture § 459-209. Dealer license; application; fee; prohibitions

(a) Out-of-state dealers.--All out-of-state dealers shall on or before January 1 of each year, apply to the secretary for an out-of-state dealer license. The fee for such license shall be $300, plus appropriate kennel license fees required under section 206.  1 All fees collected under this section shall be remitted to the State Treasury for credit to the Dog Law Restricted Account. All licenses under this section shall expire upon December 31 of the year for which the license was issued. The forms for the application and license shall be approved by the secretary.

(a.1) In-state dealers.--

(b) Unlawful acts.--It shall be unlawful for out-of-state dealers to sell, exchange, negotiate, barter, give away or solicit the sale, resale, exchange or transfer of a dog or transport a dog into or within the Commonwealth or to operate or maintain a dealer kennel or to deal in any manner with dogs without first obtaining an out-of-state dealer license from the department. It shall be unlawful for a kennel licensed under this act to knowingly accept, receive, buy, barter or exchange a dog with an unlicensed out-of-state dealer for resale. A conviction for a violation of this section shall result in a penalty as determined under section 903(c). 2 Each transaction for each dog shall constitute a separate violation.

(c) List of out-of-state dealers.--The department shall annually provide to licensed kennels a list of licensed out-of-state dealers. If a kennel wants to conduct business with an out-of-state dealer not listed on the list, the kennel must first obtain written approval from the department.