Record keeping
11.—(1) A holder of a block licence shall keep a record of the microchip numbers of all dogs held under a block licence, which may be kept in written or electronic form, containing the following information—
(a)microchip details of each of the dogs of the appropriate age kept at the premises where a block licence is in force;
(b)date of sale, transfer or death of any dog;
(c)the name and address of the person to whom any dog is sold or transferred; and
(d)the new keeper’s dog licence or block licence number.
(2) Information about the sale, transfer or death of any dog shall be recorded within 7 days of its sale, transfer or death.
(3) Records kept under this regulation shall be retained for a minimum of 3 years from the date of the last entry.
(4) The holder of a block licence shall, if required to do so by an officer, produce for inspection at all reasonable times the record kept under this regulation.
(5) Where the record is kept in written form, the holder of a block licence shall permit copies to be taken by an officer.
(6) Where the record is kept in electronic form, the holder of a block licence shall produce the record in a form which may be taken away by an officer.