Response 3709828

Response to request for information

Reference

3709828

Response date

9 April 2025

Request

1. The number of licensed dog breeders currently registered with your local authority.
2. The licensing threshold for dog breeders in your area (i.e. the number of litters per year at which a breeder must be licensed).
3. The upper limit on the number of litters a licensed breeder is permitted to breed per year, if applicable.
4. The number of breeders in your area that are currently registered and permitted to breed at the licensing threshold (e.g., those breeding five litters per year or more).

Response

1. The number of licensed dog breeders currently registered with your local authority.
   • Two
2. The licensing threshold for dog breeders in your area (i.e. the number of litters per year at which a breeder must be licensed).
   • Three or more litters of puppies in a year
3. The upper limit on the number of litters a licensed breeder is permitted to breed per year, if applicable.

   • There is no upper limit only restrictions on the number of litters anyone bitch may have in a year and in total.

4. The number of breeders in your area that are currently registered and permitted to breed at the licensing threshold (e.g., those breeding five litters per year or more).
   • There is no upper limit, so N/A,NB licences and conditions can be viewed at Licensing Register - Use search terms “AWL dog breeding” in activities and status as “current licence”.