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Revelation34 posted...

Stupid thing to do but as long as the dyes are not harmful then I don't see why it should be worthy of a fine.

From an enforcement perspective, the problem is figuring out whether or not the dyes are harmful. It's not a simple matter of "did the dog get sick right after being painted?", since so many dyes can cause cancer or other long-term effects that won't show up right away, and short of taking a hair sample from the dog and analyzing it in a lab (expensive and time-consuming), all you can really do is ask what kind of dye was used and take their word for it. If it's a reputable groomer and you can verify their products, that's potentially okay, but for pretty much anyone else a blanket ban makes enough sense for me to be okay with it.