Updated to 16 September 2025 (Act No. 10 of 2025 and S.I. No. 432 of 2025)
All effects below are reflected in the most recent Revised Act.
Dog Breeding Establishments Act 2010
No. 29 of 2010
Contents
Commencement
| Section | Commencement/Effective Date Where the commencement and effective dates differ, the effective date is shown below.
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Commencement Information |
|---|---|---|
| Whole Act | 1 January 2012 | Dog Breeding Establishments Act 2010 (Commencement) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 699 of 2011), art. 2 |
Amendments and other effects
| How Affected | Affecting Provision | Affecting Provision Commencement/Effective Date
Where the commencement and effective dates differ, the effective date is shown below.
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Commencement Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parts 1, 2 functions transferred and references to Minister construed | Dog Breeding Establishments (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 391 of 2025), arts. 1(2), 3(1), 4-8 | 1 August 2025 | Dog Breeding Establishments (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 391 of 2025), art. 1(2) |
| Functions transferred and references construed (Mayor of Limerick) | Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2024 (7/2024), ss. 1(3), 10, 23, 25, 26, 28 & sch. 1 parts 1, 2 | 16 May 2024 | Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2024 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 207 of 2024), art. 2(b) |
| Application of Act restricted | Welfare of Greyhounds Act 2011 (29/2011), ss. 1(2), 29 | 1 January 2012 | Welfare of Greyhounds Act 2011 (Commencement) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 657 of 2011), art. 2 |
| S. 2 references construed | Local Government Reform Act 2014 (1/2014), ss. 1(22), 9(2),(3) | 1 June 2014 | Local Government Reform Act 2014 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) (No. 3) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 214 of 2014), art. 2 |
| S. 2 reference to "Bord na gCon" construed | Greyhound Racing Act 2019 (15/2019), s. 8(2) | 1 October 2020 | Greyhound Racing Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2020 (S.I. No. 399 of 2020), art. 2(b) |
| S. 2 amended | Local Government Reform Act 2014 (1 /2014), ss. 1(22), 5(8), sch. 2 pt. 6 | 24 March 2014 | Local Government Reform Act 2014 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) (No. 2) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 146 of 2014), art. 3(b) |
| S. 7(1) form prescribed | Dog Breeding Establishments (Prescribed Fees and Forms) Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 701 of 2011), regs. 2, 5 & sch. | 2 January 2017 | Dog Breeding Establishments (Prescribed Fees and Forms) Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 701 of 2011), reg. 2 |
| S. 7(1)(b) amount prescribed | Dog Breeding Establishments (Prescribed Fees and Forms) Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 701 of 2011), regs. 2, 4 | Dog Breeding Establishments (Prescribed Fees and Forms) Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 701 of 2011), reg. 2 | |
| S. 9(5)(c) amended | Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2015 (29/2015), ss. 1(4), 45(a) | 1 September 2016 | Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2015 (Part 9) (Commencement) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 505 of 2016), art. 2 |
| S. 16 restricted | Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 (15/2013), ss. 1(2), 36(5) | 6 March 2014 | Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 (Commencement) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 106 of 2014), art. 2 |
| S. 17(b) amended | Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 (15/2013), ss. 1(2), 77 | 6 March 2014 | Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 (Commencement) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 106 of 2014), art. 2 |
| S. 18(1) amended | Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2015 (29/2015), ss. 1(4), 45(b) | 1 September 2016 | Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2015 (Part 9) (Commencement) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 505 of 2016), art. 2 |
| S. 19(2)(b)(ii) reference to "Bord na gCon" construed | Greyhound Racing Act 2019 (15/2019), s. 8(2) | 1 October 2020 | Greyhound Racing Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2020 (S.I. No. 399 of 2020), art. 2(b) |
| S. 20(1) amended | Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2015 (29/2015), ss. 1(4), 45(c) | 1 September 2016 | Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2015 (Part 9) (Commencement) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 505 of 2016), art. 2 |
| S. 21(2)(b) substituted | Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2015 (29/2015), ss. 1(4), 45(d) | 1 September 2016 | Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2015 (Part 9) (Commencement) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 505 of 2016), art. 2 |
SIs made under the Act
| Section | SIs made under the Act |
|---|---|
| S. 3 | Dog Breeding Establishments (Prescribed Fees and Forms) Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 701 of 2011) |
| S. 7 | Dog Breeding Establishments (Prescribed Fees and Forms) Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 701 of 2011) |