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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, March 13, 2023

QUESTION NO. 27

QUESTION: Councillor F. Timmons

To ask the chief executive would he give a report into the local authorities role in the Dog Breeding Establishments Act 2010??

REPLY:

In accordance with Section 9 of the Dog Breeding Establishments Act 2010, the operator of a Dog Breeding Establishment must apply to the local authority responsible for the area in which it is situated for registration as a Dog Breeding Establishment.

A Dog Breeding Establishment is defined in the Act as follows:

"a premises at which bitches are kept, not less than 6 of which are-

(a) more than 6 month old, and

(b) capable of being used for breeding purposes, ..."

There are no registered Dog Breeding Establishments in the South Dublin Administrative Area. Establishments with fewer than 6 bitches meeting the criteria at (a) and (b) above are not required to be registered under the Act.

Commercial Boarding Kennels must also apply for registration under the Act. Commercial Boarding Kennels are defined in the Act: ".. a premises (other than an animal shelter) where dogs, not owned by the occupier of the premises, are temporarily sheltered, fed and watered in consideration of the payment of a fee"

As required by the Act details of Commercial Boarding Kennels registered by South Dublin County Council are entered on the register of dog breeding establishments maintained in accordance with Section 9 of the Act. The Register is available to view here and on the Council's website .