Question 13405 — breeding

Summary

Mr. Marc Chavent draws the attention of the Minister of Agriculture, Agri-Food and Food Sovereignty to the consequences of the decree of June 19, 2025 setting the health and animal protection rules with which activities related to pets of domestic species must comply, in particular for exempt breeders of dogs producing at most one litter per year. In fact, several breeders amateurs, including a breeder of Breton spaniels in Ambérieu-en-Bugey, warn of the fact that the almost complete alignment of their obligations with those weighing on professional structures threatens the very possibility of maintaining "family" breeding, of selection and passion, which does not arise from an intensive commercial logic. This decree of June 19, 2025, which notably replaces the decree of April 3, 2014, removes the main exemptions from which small breeders previously benefited for the drafting of health regulations, the keeping of records and the appointment of a health veterinarian, these obligations now becoming applicable to all declared breeders, including those not yielding more than one litter per year. Thus, article 5 of the said decree provides that the health regulations become obligatory for all farms, while breeders do not transferring no more than one litter of dogs or cats per year and per tax household were previously exempt, which represents a heavy administrative and editorial burden given the very limited volume of activity of these approval structures. Furthermore, the text requires the appointment of a health veterinarian and at least one annual visit to the premises, including for dog breeders keeping fewer than ten dogs over the age of four months, while these breeders were previously exempt from this obligation, which generates significant fixed costs for breeders who earn little or no income from their activity. It appears, however, that these exempt breeders, who produce at most one litter per year, are already part of a legal and regulated framework, since they must declare themselves from the first litter sold, obtain a SIREN number, if necessary. where applicable, and respect the general rules relating to animal protection and traceability, in accordance with the provisions of the rural and maritime fishing code and the reminders issued by the services of the Ministry of Agriculture. Many of them declare their puppies in the French Book of Origins (LOF) held by the Central Canine Society, select their breeders, carry out the health screenings required by the clubs of breed and participate in exhibitions or working tests, thus contributing to the genetic improvement of breeds and the structuring of French dog sport. Both the profession and the public authorities also underline the need to clearly distinguish selective breeding, often family-run and very poorly productive, from intensive breeding or the dog trade, with French regulations already defining breeding. canine as an activity of keeping breeding females giving rise to the sale of at least two litters per year, this threshold triggering reinforced obligations in terms of declaration, qualification and classified installations. By applying in an almost indiscriminate manner to amateur breedings producing only one annual litter the same structural requirements as those imposed on breedings numbering several dozen dogs, the decree of June 19, 2025 risks, according to industry players, discouraging small hobby breeders, reducing the supply of LOF dogs resulting from rigorous selection and in turn fueling illegal imports or uncontrolled sales channels, which would go against the objective of combating clandestine breeding. These developments could also weaken the Central Canine Society, which draws significant share of its resources from LOF registrations, affixes and breed club activities, even though it has been responsible, since the end of the 19th century, for organizing French dog breeding, keeping the herd books and defending the interests of purebred dog breeding in France. In this context, he would like to know whether the Government intends to adapt the regulatory framework resulting from the decree of June 19, 2025 in order to better proportionate the obligations imposed on exempt breeders producing a single litter per year, taking into account their role in the preservation of dog breeds and the economic balance of French dog breeding. He asks in particular whether a modulation of the requirements in terms of health regulations, compulsory veterinary visits and registers could be considered for these approval and breeding breeders. selection, distinct from intensive breeding structures, so as to reconcile the need to protect animal welfare with the safeguarding of a network of amateur breeders who constitute an essential component of the canine sector of excellence.

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