Division 2 — Keeping of cats and dogs for purpose of
breeding or sale
Restrictions on keeping of cats and dogs for purpose of breeding or sale
10.  A person must not keep any cat or dog, any number of cats or dogs, or any number of cats and dogs, in any premises for the purpose of breeding or sale, unless —
(a)the premises are licensed premises; and
(b)the person has a licence which permits the person to do so.
Application for and issue of licence
11.—(1)  An application for a licence mentioned in rule 10(b) must be —
(a)made to the Director‑General and in the form and manner required by the Director‑General; and
(b)accompanied by the particulars, information and documents required by the Director‑General.
(2)  On receipt of an application under paragraph (1), the Director‑General may —
(a)on payment of the appropriate licence fee, issue a licence to the applicant permitting the keeping, in the licensed premises specified in the licence, of not more than the maximum number of cats or dogs, or cats and dogs, specified in the licence; or
(b)refuse the application.
(3)  The licence issued by the Director‑General under paragraph (2)(a) is valid for the duration specified in the licence.
(4)  If the Director‑General refuses the application under paragraph (2)(b), the Director‑General must, if requested to do so by the applicant, state in writing the reasons for the refusal.
Licensee’s obligations
12.—(1)  This rule applies to and in relation to a licensee that holds a licence issued under rule 11(2)(a).
(2)  Subject to paragraph (3), a licensee with a licence that permits the keeping of cats or dogs, or cats and dogs, in any licensed premises for the purpose of sale must not, at any point in time, keep in the licensed premises for that purpose —
(a)more than 200 cats (if the premises does not have any dog);
(b)more than 200 dogs (if the premises does not have any cat); or
(c)more than 200 cats and dogs.
(3)  Paragraph (2) does not allow the licensee to keep cats or dogs, or cats and dogs, in excess of the maximum number of cats or dogs, or cats and dogs, permitted by the licence to be kept in the licensed premises for the purpose of sale.
(4)  The licensee must ensure that each cat or dog kept in the licensed premises is implanted with a microchip.
(5)  The licensee must notify the Director‑General of any change in the particulars of the cats or dogs included in the licence within 14 days after the occurrence of the change.
(6)  Without limiting paragraph (5), the licensee must notify the Director‑General that any cat or dog included in the licence —
(a)has died or is missing; or
(b)is no longer being kept by the licensee for any other reason.
(7)  Paragraph (5) does not apply to any change of address of the licensed premises.
(8)  After considering the change mentioned in paragraph (5) and any additional information provided by the licensee under paragraph (11), the Director‑General may update the particulars of the cats or dogs included in the licence.
(9)  If the number of cats or dogs, or cats and dogs, kept in any licensed premises exceeds the maximum number of cats or dogs, or cats and dogs, permitted by the licence to be kept in the licensed premises, the licensee must apply to the Director‑General to vary the licence within 14 days after the occurrence of the change.
(10)  After considering an application under paragraph (9) and any additional information provided by the licensee under paragraph (11), the Director‑General may vary the licence issued to the licensee in relation to the licensed premises, subject to the payment of an additional fee by the licensee, the amount of which is —
(a)the difference between the licence fee paid for the licence to be varied and the licence fee which would be payable if a new licence were to be issued in respect of the number of cats or dogs, or cats and dogs, kept at the licensed premises after the change mentioned in paragraph (9); and
(b)adjusted pro‑rata according to the proportion that the remaining validity period (rounded to the nearest month) of the licence to be varied bears to the total validity period of that licence.
(11)  The Director‑General may, in relation to a notification under paragraph (5) or an application under paragraph (9), require the licensee to provide any additional information the Director‑General requires.
Renewal of licence
13.  A licensee that holds a licence issued under rule 11(2)(a) may renew the licence before the expiry of the licence by —
(a)paying to the Director‑General the appropriate licence fee; and
(b)providing to the Director‑General the particulars, information and documents required by the Director‑General.