I think in most states it is illegal to dye chicks , ducks and rabbits to sell and if they want to be jerks they can fine you for dyeing your dog. I'm a groomer and I dye my poodle all the time and I have friends who compete in creative grooming and they stopped haveing creative competitions in florida because they were being harrassed and fined for haveing dyed dogs. The law seems to be very old and I think needs to be revisited . Which is probably what has happened in some states that specify dyeing in the egg. I can see them being against the selling of dyed chicks etc because it just makes them more appealing to people to bye for easter presents but we should be aloud to dye our own animals without worrying about getting fined.
Chrissy
505.12 COLORING RABBITS OR BABY POULTRY; SALE OR DISPLAY OF POULTRY.
(a) No person shall dye or otherwise color any rabbit or baby poultry, including, but not limited to, chicks and ducklings. No person shall sell, offer for sale, expose for sale, raffle or give away any rabbit or poultry which has been dyed or otherwise colored. No poultry younger than four weeks of age may be sold, given away or otherwise distributed to any person in lots of less than six. Stores, shops, vendors and others offering young poultry for sale or other distribution shall provide and operate brooders or other heating devices that may be necessary to maintain poultry in good health, and shall keep adequate food and water available to the poultry at all times.
(ORC 925.62)
(b) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.