Public register
We keep a register of Current Animal Activity Licences we have given to businesses.
You can contact the Licensing Team for details of historic or revoked animal activity licenses.
All information in the register is kept according to our privacy policy.
The activities which require a licence are set out in the regulations and comprise:
Activity | Description of regulation |
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Selling animals as pets |
Keeping animals in the course of a business with a view to sell or resell them. |
Providing or arranging for the provision of boarding for cats or dogs |
Providing or arranging accommodation for other people’s cats or dogs in the course of a business on any premises where the provision of that accommodation is a purpose of the business by providing;
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Hiring out horses |
Hiring out horses in the course of a business for either or both of the following purposes;
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Breeding dogs |
Either or both of the following activities;
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Keeping or training animals for exhibition |
Keeping or training animals for exhibition in the course of a business for educational or entertainment purposes –
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Risk Rating
We do not share the business’s risk rating on the register.
Exceptions to the register
This register does not include licences issued under the Dangerous Wild Animals Act 1976 and Zoo Licensing Act 1981. Contact the licensing team for information about these licenses.