Who needs a kennel license (boarding or pet shop classes) in Pennsylvania?
Issued by Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Dog Law Enforcement, at step 4 of 6 in the opening sequence: get the permits for your kind of business.
A boarding kennel license is needed to board or keep dogs for a fee once 26 or more dogs pass through in a year; selling dogs needs a pet shop kennel license. Grooming alone with no overnight boarding needs no state kennel license. The Bureau inspects before and after issue.
Draft. This row was drafted from the agency’s own page and has not yet been confirmed against it. Confirm it with the agency before you pay anything.
Step 4 of 6: Get the permits for your kind of business
1Set up the business
2Register for tax
3Approve the space
4Get the permits for your kind of business
5Alcohol permits
6Before the first hire
Issued by Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Dog Law Enforcement.
Sources and dates
Bureau of Dog Law Enforcement kennel licensing pages; Dog Law as amended by Act 18 of 2023. Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.
Questions about opening here.
No. In Pennsylvania it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
No. In Pennsylvania it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
No. In Pennsylvania it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
No. In Pennsylvania it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
No. In Pennsylvania it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
No. In Pennsylvania it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
No. In Pennsylvania it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
No. In Pennsylvania it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
No. In Pennsylvania it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
No. In Pennsylvania it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
No. In Pennsylvania it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
No. In Pennsylvania it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
No. In Pennsylvania it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
No. In Pennsylvania it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
No. In Pennsylvania it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
No. In Pennsylvania it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
No. In Pennsylvania it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
Yes. A boarding kennel license is needed to board or keep dogs for a fee once 26 or more dogs pass through in a year; selling dogs needs a pet shop kennel license.
No. In Pennsylvania it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
No. In Pennsylvania it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Dog Law Enforcement.
Step 4 of 6, get the permits for your kind of business. The steps before it: set up the business, register for tax and approve the space.
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