# The Microchipping of Dogs (England) Regulations 2014, Regulation 5: Details to be recorded on databases


(1) The details to be recorded on a database are—
(a) the full name and address of the keeper;
(b) where applicable, the fact that the keeper is also the breeder;
(c) if the keeper is the breeder and is licensed by the local authority under the Breeding of Dogs Act 1973—
(i) the breeder’s licence number; and
(ii) the name of the local authority by which they are licensed;
(d) the original name or identification number given to the dog;
(e) the contact telephone number (if any) for the keeper;
(f) the name given to the dog by the keeper, if that is different to the details recorded pursuant to sub-paragraph (d);
(g) the sex of the dog;
(h) the breed of the dog, or a description if it is a cross-breed;
(i) the colour of the dog;
(j) the most accurate estimate of the dog’s date of birth which the keeper is capable of giving; and
(k) the unique number of the microchip implanted in the dog.
(2) In this regulation “breeder” means any keeper of a bitch which whelps, whether or not they carry on a business as a breeder of dogs.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2014/9780111122501/regulation/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-microchipping-of-dogs-england-regulations-2014/regulation-5
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