# The Microchipping of Cats and Dogs (England) Regulations 2023, Regulation 6: Details to be recorded on databases

Extent: E+W

(1) Where a keeper is under an obligation to ensure that a cat or a dog is microchipped, the details to be recorded on a database as referred to in regulation 3(4)(b) are—
(a) the full name and address of the keeper;
(b) if the keeper is also the breeder of that dog, that fact;
(c) if the keeper is the breeder of that dog and is licensed by a local authority under regulation 4 of the Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) Regulations 2018—
(i) the breeder’s licence number; and
(ii) the name of the local authority which issued the licence;
(d) the original name or identification number given to the cat or the dog;
(e) the contact telephone number (if any) for the keeper;
(f) any other name given to the cat or the dog by the keeper if that name is different to the cat or dog’s original name;
(g) the sex of the cat or dog;
(h) the breed of the cat or dog, or a description if it is a cross-breed;
(i) the colour of the cat or the dog;
(j) the date of birth of the cat or dog to the best of the keeper’s knowledge;
(k) the unique number of the microchip implanted in the cat or 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/uksi/2023/468/regulation/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/microchipping-of-cats-and-dogs-england-regulations-2023/regulation-6
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