This is a Member’s Bill, introduced by Christine Grahame MSP. The aim of the Bill is to improve the health and welfare of dogs.
The Member’s view is that buying a puppy or dog in a responsible way can make a difference to that animal's welfare. The Member also believes it could change the nature of the puppy trade.
The Bill aims to:
The Bill also sets out that the Scottish Government can make a register of unlicensed litters of puppies. This would be to ensure that where litters are not born under a dog breeding licence they are still accounted for. Under this change, it would not be possible for puppies to be sold in Scotland by someone who is not regulated in some way.
As with all Bills, the Finance and Public Administration Committee invites written evidence on the estimated financial implications of the Bill as set out in its accompanying Financial Memorandum (FM).
Read the FM for this Bill: Financial Memorandum.
The call for views closed on 25 September 2023.
The Committee received 2 submissions to its call for views. Read the submissions on Citizen Space.
The Committee agreed to forward the submissions received to the Rural Affairs and Islands Committee as part of that Committee's consideration of the Welfare of Dogs (Scotland) Bill and to take no further action.