Dog Breeder's Licences

Under the Breeding of Dogs Act 1973, as amended by the Breeding and Sale of Dogs (Welfare) Act 1999, you must have a licence from the local authority to keep a breeding establishment for dogs.

A breeding establishment is defined as follows:

• A person keeps a breeding establishment for dogs at any premises if he/she carries on at those premises a business of breeding dogs for sale
• A person whose bitch or bitches give birth to five or more litters in any 12 month period is presumed to be carrying on a dog breeding business
• In general, a breeder whose rate of litter production brings him/her within this category will have to be licensed
• Bitches count towards the qualifying total if they are kept at any time during the 12 month period by the applicant/licence holder at the premises at which he/she is carrying on the business of breeding dogs for sale; or if they are kept at those premises by any of his/her relatives
• "Premises" includes a private dwelling

The breeding licence costs £98.40 per year and is usually issued on 1 January. Your premises will be inspected by a vet and you will have to pay extra for this. Applications for licences should be returned to the address below.

Who to contact

Name

Environmental Health

Address

Turnpike House
631 Eccles New Road
Salford
M5 2SH
Map to this location

Telephone

0161 737 0551

Email

environment@salford.gov.uk

This page was last updated on 4 November 2011