Brian Stanley (Laois-Offaly, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 1:

In page 28, between lines 29 and 30, to insert the following:"(a) in section 6(2) after "12(7)", insert "17".".

The amendment is on the issue of dog breeding and aims to protect the sector. There are problems in the sector and much bad practice in terms of dog breeding. There are some very good dog breeders out there, but unfortunately there are also some rogue dog breeders and horrendous stories of puppy farms, dogs being exported in poor condition and dogs being sold online to people who get something very different from what they expected. We have a concern about this and it has been highlighted to us. I ask that the amendment be accepted so that the operator of a dog breeding establishment should notify the local authority in writing of the particulars of any sale or transfer of a dog kept by the establishment.