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Dog breeding licences

If you breed dogs for sale, you must get a licence from us. 

Anyone keeping a breeding establishment for dogs should apply.  A person is keeping a breeding establishment for dogs if at any premises they carry on a business of breeding dogs for sale. 

A person carries on the activity of dog breeding if that person keeps on premises 3 or more breeding bitches and:-

  • breeds on those premises 3 or more litters of puppies in any 12-month period;
  • advertises for sale from those premises a puppy or puppies born from 3 or more litters of puppies for sale in any 12-month period;
  • supplies from those premises a puppy or puppies born from 3 or more litters of puppies for sale in any 12-month period; or
  • advertises a business of breeding or selling puppies from those premises.

An expanded explanatory note is available from the area licencing office. See contact details on this page.

Application forms can be obtained from the Trading Standards Service using the contact details on this page.  Please complete the form and return it with the fee to the area licencing office.

You will be charged a fee for this licence.

Contacts

  • Email: trading.standards@powys.gov.uk
  • Phone: 0345 6027030
  • Address for North Powys: Trading Standards - Animal Health and Movement, Kirkhamsfield Depot, Newtown, Powys, SY16 3AF
  • Address for South Powys: Trading Standards - Animal Health and Movement Neuadd Brycheiniog, Brecon, Powys, LD3 7HR

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