ID Tag Details

The Control of Dogs Act 1992 states,

" Wearing of collars by dogs
2.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2) below, every dog while in a highway or in a place of public resort shall wear a collar with the name and address of the owner inscribed on the collar or on a plate or badge attached to it.

(2) Paragraph (1) above shall not apply to—
(a) any pack of hounds,
(b) any dog while being used for sporting purposes,
(c) any dog while being used for the capture or destruction of vermin,
(d) any dog while being used for the driving or tending of cattle or sheep,
(e) any dog while being used on official duties by a member of Her Majesty's Armed Forces or Her Majesty's Customs and Excise or the police force for any area,
(f) any dog while being used in emergency rescue work, or
(g) any dog registered with the Guide Dogs for the Blind Association.

Offences
3. The owner of a dog or the person in charge of a dog who, without lawful authority or excuse, proof of which shall lie on him, causes or permits the dog to be in a highway or in a place of public resort not wearing a collar as prescribed in article 2(1) above shall be guilty of an offence against the Animal Health Act 1981.
Seizure of dogs
4. Any dog in respect of which an offence is being committed against this Order may be seized and treated as a stray dog under section 3 of the Dogs Act 1906<Actinic:Variable Name = '2'/> or under section 149 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990."

The penalty for not doing so is a fine of up to £5,000 - and they will prosecute - see below !

"At Chelmsford Magistrates Court on the 9th of June 2008, Thomas Gilbert, Deanery Gardens,
Braintree was fined £225 and ordered to pay £350 in costs after being found guilty of failing
to have an identification tag on his dog when it was seized by the dog wardens straying."

It is also advisable to put your phone number and Mobile/Vets number on the tag. Do not put your dog’s name on the tag.