Animal Licensing

From 1 October 2018 animal licensing is changing

You will require a licence if you:

Sell animals as pets
Provide for, or arrange for the provision of boarding for cats or dogs (including boarding in kennels, catteries, home boarding for dogs and day care for dogs)
Hire out horses (whether for riding lessons or not)
Breed dogs (3 litters a year or more)
Breed, keep or train animals for exhibition (including performance)

The Regulations, conditions, application forms and fees are available below.

If you currently hold a licence with the Council, it will run until it's expiry date.

There is one application form that covers three types of animal activity: Commercial Boarding, Home Boarding and Day Care. Please be aware that these are treated as individual applications and different conditions apply therefore a separate fee is required for each type of licensable activity

Eg: If you tick Home Boarding and Day Care on the form you are required to pay two sets of fees.

Documents

If submitting any of the application forms below you will also need to complete a Standard Introductory Form and a Declaration Form

Guidance notes and FAQ's

Animal Licensing Regulations

All animal activity licences	Application fee	Grant of licence fee	Total fee
Initial application	£194.50	£145.50	£340*

Renewal application (must be received before expiry of current licence)	£157	£120.50	£277.50**

Rescore fee	N/A	N/A	£221

Licence variation fee	N/A	N/A	£49