Bill to overhaul rules for dog breeding to go to Cabinet 

Protections will include a minimum age at which puppies can be sold 

A minimum age will be put on pups before they can be sold, with various conditions attached as to how and where they can be shown to customers. File picture

A bill aimed at overhauling dog breeding rules will go to Cabinet on Tuesday.

The bill being brought by agriculture Minister Martin Heydon targets sales practices that can lead to poor outcomes for puppies in terms of socialisation and early development, such as third-party sale after separation from the premises where they were born and reared.