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Dog Breeding Establishment Guidelines 2018

This document has two sections. Part 1 relates to construction and maintenance of a Dog Breeding Establishment. Part 2 relates to operation and management of a Dog Breeding Establishment.

These Guidelines do not cover all legislation that Dog Breeding Establishments must comply with. For example, they must also comply with relevant Health and Safety legislation. They must also comply with relevant animal welfare legislation.

Dog Breeding Establishment Guidelines
These Guidelines have been issued under Section 15 (4) of the Dog Breeding Establishments Act 2010 (the Act) following a public consultation process. They come into effect from 1 January 2019, at which time they will replace the previous Guidelines. These Guidelines should be read in conjunction with the Act.
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