Animal licence fees

Animal welfare regulations (note: 1-3 year licence)

Description of charge App fee Grant fee Charges 2025/2026 incl VAT (£)
* Hiring out of horses (operating a riding establishment) licences - vet fee to be added and invoiced separately 495.00 90.00 585.00
Selling animals as pets (pet shops and other (does not apply to breeding of dogs) 350.00 100.00 450.00
Animal Boarding Licence (Kennels and Cattery including overnight stay) 450.00 90.00 540.00
Dog Daycare Licence – no overnight stay 450.00 90.00 540.00
Home Boarding for dogs 265.00 60.00 325.00
* Dog breeding 275.00 90.00 365.00
Keeping or training animals for exhibition (3 year licence) 380.00 60.00 440.00
Additional licensable activity 110.00 60.00 170.00
Variation to licence/re-evaluation Star Rating - fee for Animal boarding, Selling Animals, Dog Breeding and Hiring out of Horses (Not including vet fees) 190.00 60.00 250.00
Transfer of licence due to death of licensee 90.00 N/A 90.00
* Zoo operators licence (payable every 6 years) 2445.00
* Dangerous wild animals (payable every 3 years) 345.00
Primate licence (payable every 3 years) 345.00

*Vet fees to be added

Page last reviewed: 28 January 2025