JEFFERSON CITY, MO. -- A northern Missouri dog breeder has agreed to pay $1,000 to settle allegations she was operating
without a state license.
Attorney General Chris Koster said Friday that a Schuyler County judge approved a consent judgment involving commercial dog breeder Cynthia Stump.
The attorney general says Stump Farms Puppies in Lancaster had received a state license in 1997. But when that license expired, Koster said the business continued to sell dogs through a website.
Under the consent order, Stump did not admit any fault but
agreed to pay the state $1,000. Koster said the amount is equal to
the maximum penalty allowed for failing to maintain a license under
Missouri's dog-breeding laws.
Stump told KTVO she had attempted to contact both the Missouri Department of Agriculture and the Missouri Attorney General's office, but received no response. She added, she is now fully licensed to sell dogs.
(The Associated Press contributed to this story.)
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