Specifically, the aims of my draft proposal include to: Responsible ownership • require Ministers to make a code of practice regarding acquiring/owning a dog • require someone acquiring a dog under 12 months to ensure that the person they are obtaining it from is either licensed or, at such time as a register of unlicensed litters is in place, the person acquiring a puppy would be required to check whether a puppy is registered • set out that, as far as practicable, someone acquiring a dog should meet with the owner, see the dog with its mother etc • ensure that, at such a time as a register of unlicensed litters is in place, someone registering a litter will be given the code of practice, and any other relevant code of practice made under the Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act 2006.