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Animal boarding establishments licence

Licence summary

Any person who looks after others person's cats or dogs for profit - i.e. as a business, should be licensed by this authority under the Animal Boarding Establishments Act 1963.

Note - there is no licensing requirement for looking after other domestic pets such as rabbits, hamsters, parrots etc and hence no conditions

Eligibility

A licence will only be issued if the premises come up to the standard required by the council and, if necessary, planning permission has been gained.

An applicant must not be disqualified from any of the following at the time of the application:

  • keeping an animal boarding establishment
  • keeping a pet shop under the Pet Animals Act 1951
  • keeping animals under the Protection of Animals (Amendment) Act 1954
  • owning, keeping, being involved in the keeping or being entitled to control or influence the keeping of animals, dealing in animals or transporting or being involved in the transportation of animals under the Animals Welfare Act 2006

Regulation

Regulation relating to this licence

Applications

Contact details 

In the event of a failed application, a licence holder redress or any other matter relating to animal boarding establishment licensing, please contact the Environmental Protection Team on 01926 456725 or email ehpollution@warwickdc.gov.uk.

 

Page Last Updated: 10 Jan 2012