Committee Stage Stage in the legislative process — click for what it means Current The bill’s status — click for what it means 26th Seanad The House currently handling the bill 54/2022 Official bill number / year
Animal Health and Welfare (Dogs) Bill 2022
- Sponsor
- Paul Gavan · Sinn Féin
- Introduced
- 12 May 2022
- Last updated
- 21 Mar 2025
What this bill does AI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Allows authorities to rehome seized dogs after detention, rather than housing them in kennels during court proceedings that can take months or years.
- Requires dog license holders to have microchipped dogs and provide quarterly reports to local authorities listing microchip identifiers of all dogs kept.
- Increases penalties for dog licensing offenses to fines up to €250,000 or up to 5 years imprisonment, and allows courts to order dog forfeiture.
Stage timeline What do these stages mean?
- First Stage 26th Seanad12 May 2022
- Second Stage 26th Seanad12 May 2022
- Committee Stage 26th Seanad14 Dec 2022
Debates
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