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Animal Welfare Schedule of Fees and Charges

New licences

Selling animals as pets
Licensable activity Cost
Licence fee - application and 1 year licence £550
Vets fees At cost
L A inspection upon request £88
Application to vary licence £54.50

Dog breeding
Licensable activity Cost
Licence fee - application and 1 year licence £465
Vets fees At cost
L A inspection upon request £88
Application to vary licence £54.50

Commercial animal boarding (catteries, kennels and commercial dog day care centres)
Licensable activity Cost
Licence fee - application and 1 year licence £465
Vets fees At cost
L A inspection upon request £88
Application to vary licence £54.50

Home dog boarding
Licensable activity Cost
Licence fee - application and 1 year licence £323
Vets fees At cost
L A inspection upon request £88
Application to vary licence £54.50

Arranging animal boarding (where no animal boarding licence is in place)
Licensable activity Cost
Licence fee - application and 1 year licence £248 (plus £88 per inspection)

Hiring of horses
Licensable activity Cost
Licence fee - application and 1 year licence £702
Vets fees At cost
L A inspection upon request £88
Application to vary licence £54.50

Keeping/training animals for exhibition
Licensable activity Cost
Licence fee - application and 3 year licence £554 (3 year mandatory licence)
Vets fees At cost
L A inspection upon request £88
Application to vary licence £54.50

Dangerous wild animals
Licensable activity Cost
Licence fee - application and 1 year licence £465
Vets fees At cost
L A inspection upon request £88
Application to vary licence £54.50

Page last updated: 2 April 2024

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