The Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals)(England) Regulations 2018 came into effect on 1st October 2018. Under these Regulations any person carrying out any of the activities listed below will be covered under a single type of licence known as an ‘animal activity licence’.
selling animals as pets
boarding cats or dogs
providing boarding kennels for dogs
providing home boarding (including day care) for dogs
hiring out horses
breeding dogs dog breeders
keeping or training animals for exhibition
The ‘animal activity licences’ have nationally-set conditions for businesses providing animal-related services. We cannot change these conditions as they are set in the legislation. Businesses operating with these activities will need to comply with these conditions, and will be assessed before the license is granted to make sure they can meet them.
Once the application has been received, we will examine the information that has been provided and we will send out an invoice. When payment has been received and the application form with supporting documentation are all checked and ok we will then instruct the Animal Welfare Officer to arrange an inspection.
Fees
The following fees came in to effect from 1st January 2019.
The application fees are payable following submission of a valid licence application (an invoice will be sent for payment of the Application Licence Fee). Once the inspection has been undertaken and the decision to grant a licence has been made a second invoice for payment of the Licence Compliance Fee will be sent for payment. If the second payment is not received the licence will become invalid.
Licence Type
Application Licence Fee
1/2/3 years
Licence Compliance Fee
1/2/3 years
Total Fee
Initial Licence for a single Licensable Activity
£170
£100
£270
Initial Licence for an additional Licensable Activity
£97
£65
£162
Renewal Licence for a single Licensable Activity
£152
£95
£247
Renewal Licence for an additional Licensable Activity
£83
£65
£148
Licence for a Dangerous Wild Animal
£220
n/a
£220
Zoo Licence
£445
n/a
£445
Vets Fees
All vets fees are the responsibility of the applicant
Rescore Visit
£95 per re-score application
Veterinary inspections and reports are required for riding establishments, zoos, dangerous wild animals and dog breeding establishments (new applications only for dog breeding) the fees are payable directly to the vet in addition to the licence fee.
Please note that licensing arrangements for Dangerous Wild Animals and for Zoos are not altered by the new regulations.
Animal licensing laws from 1st October 2018
The Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals)(England) Regulations 2018 came into effect on 1st October 2018. Under these Regulations any person carrying out any of the activities listed below will be covered under a single type of licence known as an ‘animal activity licence’.
The ‘animal activity licences’ have nationally-set conditions for businesses providing animal-related services. We cannot change these conditions as they are set in the legislation. Businesses operating with these activities will need to comply with these conditions, and will be assessed before the license is granted to make sure they can meet them.
Licence conditions for each of the animal activities covered
The application process
Once the application has been received, we will examine the information that has been provided and we will send out an invoice. When payment has been received and the application form with supporting documentation are all checked and ok we will then instruct the Animal Welfare Officer to arrange an inspection.
Fees
The following fees came in to effect from 1st January 2019.
The application fees are payable following submission of a valid licence application (an invoice will be sent for payment of the Application Licence Fee). Once the inspection has been undertaken and the decision to grant a licence has been made a second invoice for payment of the Licence Compliance Fee will be sent for payment. If the second payment is not received the licence will become invalid.
1/2/3 years
1/2/3 years
Veterinary inspections and reports are required for riding establishments, zoos, dangerous wild animals and dog breeding establishments (new applications only for dog breeding) the fees are payable directly to the vet in addition to the licence fee.
Please note that licensing arrangements for Dangerous Wild Animals and for Zoos are not altered by the new regulations.
If you have any questions on this topic please contact us on 01283 508578 or email ehsupport@eaststaffsbc.gov.uk