Dog breeding

A person keeps a breeding establishment for dogs at any premises if they carry on a business of breeding dogs for sale at those premises. 

A person will be treated as carrying on a business of breeding dogs if litters are born to 5 or more bitches in any 12 month period unless none of them are sold.

It should be noted that the meaning of "bitches" is wider than might be supposed.  It includes any bitches:

• Kept by any relative of yours at the premises;
• Kept by you elsewhere other than at the premises;
• Kept anywhere by any person at any time under a "breeding arrangement" made with you.  (This means a contract etc, under which you agree that someone else may keep a bitch on terms that should the bitch give birth that person will provide you with one or more of the puppies or the whole or part of the proceeds of selling them).

Please use the links in the left-hand menu to find out more information.

Further information can be obtained by contacting us on:-

Licensing Help Desk - 01432 260105

e-mail - licensing@herefordshire.gov.uk

Licensing Section
Environmental Health and Trading Standards
County Offices
Po Box 233
Bath Street
Hereford
HR1 2ZF