SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1

Regulation 8(2)

PART 1Licence Conditions

Condition 1: Enhancement and Enrichment1

The licence holder must implement an enhancement and enrichment programme that has been approved by the local authority.

Condition 2: Socialisation2

The licence holder must implement a socialisation programme that has been approved by the local authority.

Condition 3: Health3

The licence holder must take all reasonable steps to protect dogs from pain, suffering, injury and disease.

Condition 4: Mating4

The licence holder must ensure a breeding bitch—

a

is not mated until she is 12 months old;

b

does not give birth to more than 1 litter of puppies in a 12 month period; and

c

does not give birth to more than 6 litters of puppies in total.

Condition 5: Change of ownership of a puppy5

The licence holder must retain ownership and possession of a puppy on the premises occupied by the licence holder until it is at least 56 days old.

Condition 6: Breeding bitch record requirements6

1

The licence holder must maintain a written record in relation to each breeding bitch kept setting out her:

a

name;

b

date of birth;

c

breed;

d

physical description including colour and identifying features;

e

health status;

f

mating details including;

i

in relation to the sire, the information required in sub-paragraph 1(a) to (e);

ii

in relation to each puppy born—

aa

date of birth;

bb

when ownership is transferred, the new owners name and address.

2

When ownership of a breeding bitch is transferred the name, address and telephone number of the new owner must be recorded by the licence holder on the record referred to in sub-paragraph (1) and a copy of the record must be provided to the new owner and a copy retained by the licence holder.

3

The record referred to in sub-paragraph (1) must be available for inspection and retained by the licence holder for the lifetime of the breeding bitch.

Condition 7: Puppy record requirements7

1

The licence holder must maintain a written record confirming the following details in relation to each puppy which is on the premises occupied by the licence holder:

a

sex;

b

date of birth;

c

breed;

d

physical description including colour and identifying features;

e

health status;

f

in relation to the dam, the information required by condition 6(1)(a) to (e); and

g

in relation to the sire, the information required by condition 6(1)(a) to (e).

2

When ownership of a puppy is transferred, the name address and telephone number of the new owner must be recorded by the licence holder on the record referred to in sub-paragraph (1) and a copy of the record must be provided to the new owner and a copy retained by the licence holder.

3

The record referred to in sub-paragraph (1) must be available for inspection by the local authority at any time and retained by the licence holder for 3 years from the date of birth of the puppy.