Breeding and selling puppies in Poland

The most important first

• Breeding dogs and cats for commercial purposes is prohibited, except for animals bred by nationwide social organizations whose statutory purpose is the breeding of pedigree dogs and cats.
• Dogs and cats may not be sold at marketplaces, fairs or exchanges, or anywhere other than the place where they were bred or reared.
• Dogs may not be kept permanently tethered for more than 12 hours a day, and a tether must be at least three meters long.
• We found no minimum selling age and no general microchip requirement in the current Act.
• A government bill of February 2026 would create a national register of marked dogs and cats (KROPiK) and make microchipping and registration compulsory, three years after the law is published.

Last updated: November 8, 2026

Rules last checked: November 8, 2026

We checked this page against the official sources listed below on the date above. Rules can change after that date, and no single page can cover every situation, so something that matters to you may have been amended since, or may not be covered here at all. Before you rely on it, check these as well:

• The KROPiK bill: the bill on a national dog and cat register was before the Sejm in 2026; check whether it has been passed and when it takes effect.
• Your municipality: local rules on keeping dogs and on stray animals can add obligations; ask your municipality.
• Your breeding organization: check that the organization you breed with is one the exemption in Article 10a covers.
• EU rules: the EU welfare and traceability regulation applies in Poland from 2028 — see the European Union page.
• Business obligations: a breeding business has registration and tax obligations of its own.

Check the current rules at the source before each breeding year and before any sale that is new to you, such as a first litter or a first buyer in another state or country. Ask the authority in writing when the answer matters, and keep a dated note of what you checked and what you were told.

Last updated: November 8, 2026

Not confirmed, but worth noting

• Whether KROPiK has been passed. News reports in 2026 say the bill was passed and signed; we read only the government bill, so check the final act and its dates.
• Which organizations the exemption covers. We did not confirm how the authorities decide which organizations qualify.
• The ZKwP’s own rules. We could not open the ZKwP’s breeding regulations.

We could not confirm these points in the official text on the date checked, so treat them as questions to put to your authority, not as rules.

Last updated: November 8, 2026

In practice

A breeder in Poland who has bred one litter outside any club wants to sell the next one. She reads that the commercial breeding ban does not apply within a nationwide pedigree organization, joins one before the mating, and arranges for buyers to collect their puppies at her home, not at a market or a meeting point. She microchips the litter now, so that the puppies will already meet the planned register rules.

(Illustrative, composite scenario.)

Work on it

A few minutes here will teach you more than re-reading the article.

Ask yourself

• Do I breed within a nationwide pedigree organization, as the Act requires for breeding for sale?
• Do all my sales take place where the puppies were bred?
• Am I ready for compulsory microchipping and registration when KROPiK comes into force?

Find out & check

• Follow the KROPiK bill and check its final text and dates once it is published.

Do one thing

• Make sure every handover happens at your home or kennel, and note the place and date in your records.