Dogs, Greyhounds, Guard Dogs

• Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013
• Protection of Animals (Amendment) Act 1965
• Control of Dogs Act, 1986 and Control of Dogs (Amendment) Act, 1992

Welfare, Breeding, Identification

• Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013
• Welfare of Greyhounds Regulations 2016 (S.I. No. 310/2016)
• Animal Remedies Act 1993
• Welfare of Greyhounds Act 2011 (Revised Act)
• Greyhound Racing Act 2019
• Greyhound related legislation via Department of Agriculture
• Microchipping of Dogs Regulations 2015 (S.I. No. 427/2015)
• Artificial Insemination of Greyhounds Regulations, 2005
• Artificial Insemination of Greyhound (Amendment) Regulations 2014

General

• Greyhound Industry Act (1958)
• Horse & Greyhound Racing Act (2001)
• Horse & Greyhound Racing (Betting Charges & Levies) Act (1999)

Racing

• Racing Regulations 2007
• Greyhound Industry (Racing) Amendment Regulations 2015
• Greyhound Industry (Racing) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2015
• SI 440 Greyhound Industry (Racing) (Amendment) Regulations 2016
• Greyhound Industry (Racing) (Amendment) Regulations 2017

Training of Greyhounds

• S.I. No. 58/1961 Greyhound Trainers’ Regulations (1961)
• Greyhound Trainers’ (Amendment) Regulations, 2016

Sale of Greyhounds

• S.I. No. 76/1966 Public Sales of Greyhounds Regulations (1966)
• SI 223 Public Sales of Greyhounds (Amendment) Regulations 2018

Regulatory Compliance

• Greyhound Industry (Control Committee and Control Appeal Committee) Regulations 2007 & 2008 Consolidated
• Greyhound Industry (Control Committee and Control Appeal Committee (Amendment) Regulations 2015
• SI 441 Greyhound Industry (Control Committee and Control Appeal Committee) (Amendment) Regulations 2016
• SI 387 Greyhound Industry (Control Committee and Control Appeal Committee) Regulations 2017 
• SI 323 Greyhound Industry CC & CAC Provisional Extension of Terms
• SI 429 Greyhound Industry (Control Committee And Control Appeal Committee) (Provisional Extension Of Term Of Office) Regulations 2019
• SI 317 of 2020 Greyhound Industry CC & CAC Provisional Extension of Terms of Office

• Legislation specific to guard dogs.

• Dog must be properly identified. More information from Gov.ie.
• There must be a Dog Licence for the dog. More information from Gov.ie.
• Dog fouling. More information from Gov.ie.
• Barking. More information from Gov.ie.
• Controlled breeds: More information from Gov.ie.

• Dog Breeding Establishments Act 2010

More information from Gov.ie.

Dog Breeding Guidelines

• Dog Breeding Establishment Guidelines 2018
• Dog Breeding Establishment Guidelines Cover Note

Source: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

From 1^st February 2020, anyone who sells or supplies pet animals must comply with a number of new requirements, under the Animal Health and Welfare (Sale or Supply of Pet Regulations) 2019. These include:

• anyone selling or supplying six or more pet animals in a year must register with the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. The registration form is here: Pet Sales Application for Registration (doc 135Kb). The registration requirement does not apply to persons or organisations to whom the Dog Breeding Establishments Act 2010 applies, or a local authority or a facility run by or on behalf of a local authority;
• anyone selling or supplying six or more pet animals in a year must maintain certain records regarding pet animals kept for sale or supply;
• anyone advertising a pet animal for sale or supply must include certain information in the ad, including the microchip number in the case of dogs;
• the new regulations prohibit the sale or supply of pet animals under certain specified minimum ages.

An information note on the new regulations is here: Information Note (pdf 252Kb).

Code of practice for sellers or suppliers of pet animals 

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine is also issuing a voluntary Code of practice for sellers or suppliers of pet animals. The Code contains guidelines on animal welfare and also addresses public health concerns, for example the need for good hygiene when handling animals, and the potential risk to the health of children associated with contact with reptiles. The code of practice is here: Code of Practice (pdf 450Kb)

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