The Microchipping of Dogs (England) Regulations 2015

Details to be recorded on databases

This section has no associated Explanatory Memorandum

5.—(1) The details to be recorded on a database are—

(a)the full name and address of the keeper;

(b)where applicable, the fact that the keeper is also the breeder;

(c)if the keeper is the breeder and is licensed by the local authority under the Breeding of Dogs Act 1973(1)—

(i)the breeder’s licence number; and

(ii)the name of the local authority by which they are licensed;

(d)the original name or identification number given to the dog;

(e)the contact telephone number (if any) for the keeper;

(f)the name given to the dog by the keeper, if that is different to the details recorded pursuant to sub-paragraph (d);

(g)the sex of the dog;

(h)the breed of the dog, or a description if it is a cross-breed;

(i)the colour of the dog;

(j)the most accurate estimate of the dog’s date of birth which the keeper is capable of giving; and

(k)the unique number of the microchip implanted in the dog.

(2) In this regulation “breeder” means any keeper of a bitch which whelps, whether or not they carry on a business as a breeder of dogs.