Sterling, Colorado

Sec. 4-15. – Backyard breeder.

Dog breeding license required: Any person, except for someone having a valid kennel license who breeds a female dog must obtain an animal breeding permit issued by the city or its animal control representative. The permit fee is two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00). In order to prevent the overbreeding of animals, each permit authorizes the whelping of no more than one (1) litter per female dog in any twelve-month period and no more than one (1) litter per domestic household in any twelve-month period.

Exception: The fee may be waived if the owner provides as proof a certificate of surgical sterilization or spaying of the female dog within two (2) weeks of the breeding date or prior to whelping.

The penalty for violation of this section shall be a fine set by the court, which fine shall be a minimum of four hundred dollars ($400.00) and a maximum of nine hundred ninety-nine dollars ($999.00).