They think puppies are "agriculture", so they can't be too bright.
HAH! Well I never knew they had a new sub-division called the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, which is what this falls under:
WASHINGTON, May 10, 2012--The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is proposing to revise its definition of “retail pet store” to close a loophole that has threatened the health and humane treatment of pets sold sight unseen over the Internet and via phone- and mail-based businesses.
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/newsroom/2012/05/retail_pets_051012.shtml