Each person, upon signing an application for registration or transfer of ownership and being duly elected to associate membership of the Irish Kennel Club, shall, in addition to agreeing to be bound by the Rules and Regulations of the Irish Kennel Club, be also bound by the Irish Kennel Club Code of Ethics relating to Responsible Dog Owner / BreederĀ set out under Section 2 hereof.
In consideration of accepting an application to register or transfer I pledge to the Irish Kennel Club that:-
I shall not permit any bitch to (c) whelp more than four litters in her lifetime, (d) In any three year period not more than three litters are born to a bitch, (e) no more than two litters born to a bitch by caesarean section, or (f) no dog to mate under seven months or over twelve years of age.
Permission must be sought and granted by the Irish Kennel Club to exceed these provisions.
e. Registration Certificate with the application for Transfer of Ownership duly signed, and that the microchip number recorded thereon refers to the dog concerned.
Any person failing to observe any provisions of the Code of Ethics will have all CURRENT AND future applications referred to the Board of Directors for their consideration.
Issued January 2018
Irish Kennel Club
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Harold's Cross Bridge
Dublin 6W , Ireland
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