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Reminder to All Breeders
27-08-2025
All Breeders should note the following when selling puppies:

Part I – The Register & Registration, Clause 2.9:

2.9  Where the details of the new owner/s of the progeny of a litter are known prior to registration, the progeny is to be transferred directly into the new owner/s name at the time of registration, and it shall be the responsibility of the breeder (12/19 – Effective 01/03/2020) to:-
(i)  lodge the application for registration into the name/s of the new owner/s in the approved form;
(ii) obtain the new owner/s informed consent in writing to the lodging of a transfer into the name/s of the new owner/s for registration;
(iii) advise the new owner/s in writing that DOGS NSW has a privacy policy in respect of personal information collected including the name and address of the new owner/s by providing a link to the Privacy Policy or a copy of that policy.  (06/20)

Part Xlll-Code of Ethics, Clauses 15, 19, 21, 22, & 23:

15.  All Members must register all litters bred by them, either alone or jointly with another. Registration of a litter must be effected within 6 months of the date of whelping.  For the purposes of this clause “litter” includes all puppies that are living at the date of registration of the litter.  A Member shall register all puppies in a litter at the same time and on one form of application for Registration of Litter.

19.    A Member must provide to all new owners of dogs sold or rehomed by that Member, written details of all dietary and immunisation requirements and/or appropriate publications relating to responsible dog ownership and breed specific information; and (05/21)
(i)  the breeder must provide a veterinary certificate disclosing any known defects and the impact of such defects on the quality of the long term health and well-being of the puppy being rehomed. (05/21)
(ii) the breeder must provide copies of all relevant health testing results of the sire, dam and puppy where genetic testing has been carried out.  (05/21)
(iii) where Litter Registration Limitations are applicable, copies of Sire’s and Dam’s relevant health certificates must be available at the time of sale or rehoming.  (05/21)

21.      A Member shall ensure that within 30 days of the date of sale or transfer of a dog to another person that documents, as required by the DOGS NSW Regulations Part I, are provided to the new owner of the dog.  (05/21)

22.     Upon the sale or transfer of a dog a Member shall supply the new owner with a current vaccination certificate signed by a Veterinary Surgeon evidencing that the dog has been immunised against Canine Distemper, Hepatitis, and Parvo Virus along with microchip documentation.

23.      Members shall at, or prior to, the sale or transfer of a dog provide to the purchaser or transferee written notice of any medical condition, disease or injury from which the dog is suffering. It is a defense to any complaint against a Member for contravention of this Clause if the Member proves that it was not reasonably practicable for the Member to know that the dog was suffering from the medical condition, disease or injury at the time of sale or transfer.  It is recommended that members obtain a receipted copy of any notice given pursuant to this Regulation.  (05/18)

Regulations Parts l -The Register & Registration & Xlll-Code of Ethics can be found by clicking here.

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