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Review To Code Of Practice For Vic Breeders


Linda K
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Hi all, Forgive me if this has already been covered, as I have been off the board for awhile due to personal commitments. I did do a search, but couldn;t find anything already covering this, so thought it best to bring it to the attention of the dog breeders out there on this board.

I found out yesterday from the Vic Minister for Animal Welfare (DEDJTR), that the code of practice for breeding and rearing business is currently in another public submission period (opened in March, closes next week - April 23 at 5pm)

The part of the code up for review is as below

"Breeding and rearing businesses

NOTICE: Breeding Code is to be amended, public comment now open

The Minister for Agriculture has taken action to further crack down on illegal puppy and kitten farms.

The Minister has proposed an amendment to the Code which would require breeders to obtain a veterinary health check for all female dogs prior to each mating cycle. In addition, the amended code contains minor typographical corrections, and minor amendments to update the Code with respect to Machinery of Government changes and the Primary Industries Legislation Amendment Act 2014.

Public comment for this amendment commences March 26 2015 and will close April 23 at 5pm.

If you are unable to download the document, please email [email protected] or call 136 186 to obtain a copy of the Code.

Making a submission

All submissions must be made in writing. Submissions will not be accepted without the submitter's full name, contact email address, postal address and affiliation (where applicable).

Submissions can be emailed to [email protected] or posted to:

Breeding Code Public Comment 2015

475 Mickleham Rd, Attwood Vic 3049

Submissions must be postmarked or emailed by 5pm on 23 April 2015 to be accepted.

Details are available at: www.depi.vic.gov.au/pets/domestic-animal-businesses/breeding-and-rearing-businesses/code-of-practice-for-the-operation-of-breeding-and-rearing-businesses-revision-1

Certainly no one I know has been aware we were even in a review period, this has been nicely kept under the hat, however as I say, if this is not the case and actually is common knowledge and duplicates another topic, then mods, feel free to delete this one

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Thanks for that Linda.

You would thought that at least they would have told those of us who wrote endless submissions last year that a review was coming up. Incredible.

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So here is the question - according to this crap code you are considered a small business if you have 5 or less dogs - if husband and wife live on the same property can they own 5 dogs each and each be considered small business ?

If husband and wife , son and daughter are all Vic dogs members and all live on the same property can they own 9 dogs each and not have to worry about the crap code?

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So here is the question - according to this crap code you are considered a small business if you have 5 or less dogs - if husband and wife live on the same property can they own 5 dogs each and each be considered small business ?

If husband and wife , son and daughter are all Vic dogs members and all live on the same property can they own 9 dogs each and not have to worry about the crap code?

Where do you get your 5 dogs or less from??

The code says kennel club breeders can have 9 fertile females, and any number of other dogs. Non kennel club breeders can have 3 fertile females. The code does not apply to any kennel club breeders with 9 or less fertile females, which is the vast majority of kennel club breeders.

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So here is the question - according to this crap code you are considered a small business if you have 5 or less dogs - if husband and wife live on the same property can they own 5 dogs each and each be considered small business ?

If husband and wife , son and daughter are all Vic dogs members and all live on the same property can they own 9 dogs each and not have to worry about the crap code?

It is dogs per property, not who owns them

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under the code, you are able to have 9 fertile females and so long as you are a member of an applicable organisation and no less than 2 are not registered with the AO you are not classed as a DAB. If 2 or more are not registered with the applicable organisation (eg Dogs Voic), then you are a DAB. This is then classed as a small business if it is less than 5, or a large business if 5 or more. Under existing legislation, anyone with 10 or more fertile females (irrespective whether they are a AO member or not), must register as a DAB. This change will then limit the number of females to 10, mean only 5 litters for the lifetime of the bitch, and compulsory vet check prior to a breeding cycle for a female.

Of course council permits take precedence over all of this, and whether or not you can actually get your local council to even allow you to have more than 2 animals, no matter how many the government says you can have, is certainly a far bigger problem now too

Animal rights loons certainly have control of the steering wheel here in Vic, and we are heading for the rocks

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