SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 1
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.