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Animal welfare licence

You need a licence to sell pets, board cats or dogs, hire horses, breed dogs or keep or train animals for exhibition.

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Fees

You pay a fee for the application, and if your license is approved, you pay a separate 'compliance' fee. 

You can pay the total fee when you apply, or you can pay the application fee first and the compliance fee after your license is approved.

Selling animals as pets and breeding dogs  

Application type Application fee  Compliance fee  Total
New for 1 year £604 £133 £737
New for 2 years £604 £187 £791
Renewal for 1 year £484 £133 £617
Renewal for 2 years £484 £187 £671
Renewal for 3 years £484 £320 £804
Variation £413 - £413
Transfer £124 - £124

Providing and arranging boarding for dogs and cats

Application type Application fee Compliance fee Total
New for 1 year £604 £133 £737
New for 2 years £604 £187 £791
Renewal for 1 year £484 £133 £617
Renewal for 2 years £484 £187 £671
Renewal for 3 years £484 £320 £804
Variation £331   £331
Transfer £124   £124

Providing home boarding for under six dogs and cats  

Application type Application fee  Compliance fee Total
New for 1 year £502 £133 £635
New for 2 years £502 £187 £689
Renewal for 1 year £448 £133 £581
Renewal for 2 years £448 £187 £635
Renewal for 3 years £448 £320 £768
Variation £331 - £331
Transfer £124 - £124

Hiring of Horses

Application type Application fee Compliance fee Total 
New for 1 year £915 £183 £1,098
New for 2 years £915 £366 £1,281
Additional vet fee for 15 to 29 horses £207   £207
Additional vet fee for 30+ horses £373   £373
Renewal for 1 year £861 £183 £1,044
Renewal for 2 years £861 £366 £1,227
Renewal for 3 years £861 £549 £1,410
Variation £419   £419
Transfer £124   £124

Keep or train animals for exhibition

Application type Application fee Compliance fee Total
New for 1 year £502 £133 £635
New for 2 years £502 £187 £689
Additional inspection/complaint visit £153   £153
Copy of licence £14   £14
Renewal for 1 year £448 £133 £581
Renewal for 2 years £448 £187 £635
Renewal for 3 years £448 £320 £768
Variation £331   £331
Transfer £124   £124