Hello,

I would like to know if there are any regulations (health and safety, etc) in place regarding the keeping and breeding of dogs in a private residence in a residential area?

I know law enforcement is pretty lax over here, but would like to get an idea of what is actually in black and white, before I persue the matter further.

Thanks in advance.

None at all and if there are any, never enforced or applied

Either there are regulations, or there aren't. Which one is it?!

Laws specifically related to dogs or any pet I don't think exist. But there are laws on noise and such so if dogs make excessive noise the owners are subject to the same legal requirements as someone who turns their radio up loud. Health regs would be the same for dog poo as for rotting garbage. Abuse, child or dog, would also be a law that could be applied. In Pattaya we have specific regs for dogs let out onto public land but none for when on private property except as mentioned above. Hope this helps.

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) passed a city ordinance in 2008 requiring all pet dogs to be microchipped, vaccinated against rabies, neutered or spayed unless a letter from a vet certified that this could be injurious to the pet's health, and registered at a municipal office in Bang Rak. Fine for non-compliance is up to 5,000 baht. The biggest danger is that if the pet is caught in a round-up of strays and found not to be microchipped, it could share their fate.

Any vet or BMA office should be able to provide details. We went through this process with our dog and it wasn't as big a hassle as it sounds. Cheaper than the UK. I don't know if it's being enforced, but ignoring a city ordinance posed a risk my wife and I were not prepared to take. There are certainly far fewer strays around nowadays.

Your dog's vet can provide the microchip and paperwork. This municipal ordinance only applies to Bangkok although there was talk that Pattaya and other cities might also adopt it.

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) passed a city ordinance in 2008 requiring all pet dogs to be microchipped, vaccinated against rabies, neutered or spayed unless a letter from a vet certified that this could be injurious to the pet's health, and registered at a municipal office in Bang Rak. Fine for non-compliance is up to 5,000 baht. The biggest danger is that if the pet is caught in a round-up of strays and found not to be microchipped, it could share their fate.

Any vet or BMA office should be able to provide details. We went through this process with our dog and it wasn't as big a hassle as it sounds. Cheaper than the UK. I don't know if it's being enforced, but ignoring a city ordinance posed a risk my wife and I were not prepared to take. There are certainly far fewer strays around nowadays.

Your dog's vet can provide the microchip and paperwork. This municipal ordinance only applies to Bangkok although there was talk that Pattaya and other cities might also adopt it.

So there is a law all dogs have to be spayed or neutered. Basically the law is to exterminate the dog population.

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) passed a city ordinance in 2008 requiring all pet dogs to be microchipped, vaccinated against rabies, neutered or spayed unless a letter from a vet certified that this could be injurious to the pet's health, and registered at a municipal office in Bang Rak. Fine for non-compliance is up to 5,000 baht. The biggest danger is that if the pet is caught in a round-up of strays and found not to be microchipped, it could share their fate.

Any vet or BMA office should be able to provide details. We went through this process with our dog and it wasn't as big a hassle as it sounds. Cheaper than the UK. I don't know if it's being enforced, but ignoring a city ordinance posed a risk my wife and I were not prepared to take. There are certainly far fewer strays around nowadays.

Your dog's vet can provide the microchip and paperwork. This municipal ordinance only applies to Bangkok although there was talk that Pattaya and other cities might also adopt it.

So there is a law all dogs have to be spayed or neutered. Basically the law is to exterminate the dog population.

No the law that the OP states currently only applies to Bangkok. There is nothing wrong with having a breeding pair outside Bangkok and bringing the neutered/spayed offspring into the city.

Personally I would like to see Bangkok's approach to stray dog control extended to all the larger cities in Thailand.