Dog Breeding Establishments

Anyone who breeds dogs as a business or produces, for sale, 5 or more litters of puppies per year needs to be licensed under the Breeding of Dogs Act 1973 amended by the Breeding and Sale of Dogs (Welfare) Act 1999. Hobby breeders are therefore normally exempt.

Conditions are imposed, which restrict the number of litters that each bitch can have, require the identification of puppies and specify the records that must be kept.

New licence applications will require an inspection by a veterinary surgeon in addition to the licence inspection.

For further advice please contact the Council's Customer Services Centre on 01628 683820 or complete the on line form

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