Dog Breeding Establishments Act 2010
Number 29 of 2010
DOG BREEDING ESTABLISHMENTS ACT 2010
REVISED
Updated to 1 October 2020
This Revised Act is an administrative consolidation of the Dog Breeding Establishments Act 2010. It is prepared by the Law Reform Commission in accordance with its function under the Law Reform Commission Act 1975 (3/1975) to keep the law under review and to undertake revision and consolidation of statute law.
All Acts up to and including the Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2020 (15/2020), enacted 2 October 2020, and all statutory instruments up to and including the Greyhound Racing Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2020 (S.I. No. 399 of 2020), made 30 September 2020, were considered in the preparation of this Revised Act.
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Number 29 of 2010
DOG BREEDING ESTABLISHMENTS ACT 2010
REVISED
Updated to 1 October 2020
Introduction
This Revised Act presents the text of the Act as it has been amended since enactment, and preserves the format in which it was passed.
Related legislation
Control of Dogs Acts 1986 to 2014: this Act is one of a group of Acts included in this collective citation (Local Government Reform Act 2014 (1/2014), s. 1(10)). The Acts in this group are:
• Control of Dogs Act 1986 (32/1986)
• Control of Dogs (Amendment) Act 1992 (13/1992)
• Dog Breeding Establishments Act 2010 (29/2010), part 3
• Local Government Reform Act 2014 (1/2014), s. 1(10), the amendments to the Control of Dogs Act 1986 and the Dog Breeding Establishments Act 2010 provided for in s. 5(6) and Part 6 of Schedule 2 and the amendment to Control of Dogs Act 1986 provided for by s. 77 of the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013
Annotations
This Revised Act is annotated and includes textual and non-textual amendments, statutory instruments made pursuant to the Act and previous affecting provisions.
An explanation of how to read annotations is available at
www.lawreform.ie/annotations
Material not updated in this revision
Where other legislation is amended by this Act, those amendments may have been superseded by other amendments in other legislation, or the amended legislation may have been repealed or revoked. This information is not represented in this revision but will be reflected in a revision of the amended legislation if one is available. A list of legislative changes to any Act, and to statutory instruments from 1972, may be found linked from the page of the Act or statutory instrument at
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Acts which affect or previously affected this revision
• Greyhound Racing Act 2019 (15/2019)
• Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2015 (29/2015)
• Local Government Reform Act 2014 (1/2014)
• Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 (15/2013)
• Welfare of Greyhounds Act 2011 (29/2011)
• Control of Dogs Acts 1986 to 2010
All Acts up to and including Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2020 (15/2020), enacted 2 October 2020, were considered in the preparation of this revision.
Statutory instruments which affect or previously affected this revision
• Community Development (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2017 (S. I. No. 357 of 2017)
• Dog Breeding Establishments (Prescribed Fees and Forms) Regulations 2011 (S. I. No. 701 of 2011)
• Dog Breeding Establishments Act 2010 (Commencement) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 699 of 2011)
All statutory instruments up to and including Greyhound Racing Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2020 (S.I. No. 399 of 2020), made 30 September 2020, were considered in the preparation of this revision.
Number 29 of 2010
DOG BREEDING ESTABLISHMENTS ACT 2010
REVISED
Updated to 1 October 2020
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
Preliminary and General
Section
1. Short title, collective citation and commencement.
8. Review of operation of Act.
Regulation of Dog Breeding Establishments
9. Register of dog breeding establishments.
10. Representations made by applicant for registration under section 9.
11. Appeal to District Court against decision of local authority.
12. Removal of dog breeding establishment from register.
14. Annual dog breeding establishment charge.
15. Duties of operators of dog breeding establishments.
17. Notification of sale or transfer of dog.
19. Powers of authorised persons.
22. Offence to operate unregistered dog breeding establishment.
Amendment of Control of Dogs Act 1986
24. Duration of licences issued under Act of 1986.
Acts Referred to
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2009, No. 6 |
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1992, No. 13 |
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1986, No. 32 |
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Control of Dogs Acts 1986 and 1992 |
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1967, No. 12 |
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2001, No. 37 |
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1997, No. 39 |
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2005, No. 22 |
Number 29 of 2010
DOG BREEDING ESTABLISHMENTS ACT 2010
REVISED
Updated to 1 October 2020
AN ACT TO REGULATE THE OPERATION OF DOG BREEDING ESTABLISHMENTS; TO REQUIRE LOCAL AUTHORITIES TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN REGISTERS OF DOG BREEDING ESTABLISHMENTS; TO PROHIBIT THE OPERATION OF UNREGISTERED DOG BREEDING ESTABLISHMENTS; TO AMEND THE CONTROL OF DOGS ACT 1986; AND TO PROVIDE FOR MATTERS CONNECTED THEREWITH.
[21st July, 2010]
BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:
Annotations
Modifications (not altering text):
C1
Functions under collectively cited Control of Dogs Acts transferred (27.07.2017) by Community Development (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 357 of 2017), arts. 2, 3 and sch. part 1, in effect as per art. 1(2), subject to transitional provisions in arts. 4-8.
2. (1) The administration and business in connection with the exercise, performance or execution of any functions transferred by Article 3 are transferred to the Department of Rural and Community Development.
(2) References to the Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government contained in any Act or any instrument made under such Act and relating to any administration and business transferred by paragraph (1) shall, from the commencement of this Order, be construed as references to the Department of Rural and Community Development.
3. (1) The functions vested in the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government—
(a) by or under—
(i) the Acts specified in Part 1 of the Schedule,
(ii) the instruments specified in Part 2 of the Schedule, and
(b) in relation to—
(i) any programmes, schemes and funds arising from the performance of the functions transferred by this Order, including the programmes, schemes and funds specified in Part 3 of the Schedule,
(ii) Pobal, and
(iii) Irish Water Safety
are transferred to the Minister for Rural and Community Development.
(2) References to the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government contained in any Act or instrument made under such Act and relating to any functions transferred by this Article shall, from the commencement of this Order, be construed as references to the Minister for Rural and Community Development.
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SCHEDULE
PART 1
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Control of Dogs Acts 1986 to 2014
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C2
Application of Act restricted (1.01.2012) by Welfare of Greyhounds Act 2011 (29/2011), s. 29, S.I. No. 657 of 2011.
Non-application of Dog Breeding Establishments Act 2010.
29.— The Dog Breeding Establishments Act 2010 does not apply to a premises entered on the register or to which section 12(3) applies.