Animal welfare

All animals and pets should receive proper care

Important notice

Two cases of bluetongue serotype 3 (BTV-3) has been confirmed which affect North East Lincolnshire:

A temporary control zone covering parts of North East Lincolnshire has been declared. If premises are partly inside the temporary control zone the whole premises is considered to be inside the temporary control zone.

Check the APHA bluetongue disease control zone map to see if your premises is in the temporary control zone.

The movement of ruminants (cattle, sheep, goats and deer) and camalids and their germinal products (embryo, ovum or semen) on to or off premises in the temporary control zone is prohibited except in accordance with a licence issued by a veterinary inspector.

More information

Visit GOV.UK for licences to move animals in, out or within in a bluetongue disease control zone

Visit GOV.UK for advice on how to prevent Bluetongue and stop it spreading

Visit GOV.UK for advice on how to spot Bluetongue and report it if suspected

Any person or business running under one the following must have an animal welfare licence:

sell animals as pets or to a pet shop
provide home boarding or day care to cats and dogs
hire horses or donkeys out
breed dogs for 3 or more litters in 12 months
display animals or train animals for shows

We may check your premises before giving you a licence, you will need to prove that animals in your care are kept in suitable accommodation, have enough food, water and bedding, regularly exercised, safeguarded and protected from any infectious diseases.

Animal establishments

General conditions for all premises (PDF, 80KB)

Fees

Fees are for a 3 years licence depending on the premises achieving a 5 star rating. Any premises which fail to meet the 5 star standard will pay the same fee but will only receive a 1 or 2 years licence.

Establishment type	Fee
Selling Animals as Pets Licence	£487
Hiring Out Horses Licence	£607
Dangerous Wild Animal Licence	£528
Zoo Licence	£4032
Animal Boarding Licence	£499
Home Boarding Licence	£463
Day Care for Dogs	£439
Dog Breeding Licence	£607
Keeping or Training Animals for Exhibition	£463
Arranging Home Boarding for Dogs (includes one host)	£523
Arranging Home Boarding for Dogs Additional Host	£309
Copy of an Animal Welfare Licence	£48
Variation of an Animal Establishment Licence	£180
Re-rating inspection	£168

Applications

Premises conditions

Animal welfare register

View the list of local people and businesses who’re licenced under The Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) Regulations 2018.

Local animal welfare register

Wild animals

If you own an animal which is considered to be wild, dangerous or exotic you must have a dangerous wild animal licence which costs £429 for upto 3 years. Fees are for a 3 years licence depending on the premises achieving a 5 star rating. Any premises which fail to meet the 5 star standard will pay the same fee but will only receive a 1 or 2 years licence.

Animals you need a licence for:

wild cats
primates
wild dogs, eg wolves
certain pigs, eg wild boar
marsupials

To apply for a Danger Wild Animal licence, please contact the Licensing team 01472 326299 (option 2).

Zoo licence

To open a zoo and display wild animals to the public for at least 7 days a year (doesn’t include a circus or pet shop), you must apply and have a licence granted by the council.

You must notify the council at least 2 months before you submit your application to let us know:

where the zoo will be
what animals you’ll be keeping and how many
how you will look after the animals
your staffing arrangements
estimated number of visitors and vehicles
entrance and exits points

How to apply

Notify the council of your plans to open a zoo
Complete an application to operate a zoo licence
Display your application at your planned site and in a local newspaper
Wait to hear from the council about an inspection

Fee

Fee type	Cost
Zoo licence	£936

Your inspection

You will get at least 28 days notice before your inspection and you must be able to show you are:

helping to educate people
taking care of the animals to a high standard
making sure animals can’t escape
preventing pests and vermin
considering the health and safety of local people

You must also be doing at least one of the following:

conservation research or training
sharing conservation information
captive animal breeding
helping repopulate or reintroduce species into the wild

Read the full zoo licencing act

Related websites

Full list of animals which need a licence

Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)

Contact details

Licensing, Doughty road depot, Doughty road, North East Lincolnshire, DN32 0LL

Email: [email protected]

Telephone: 01472 326299

Option 1 – Environmental Enforcement including waste in gardens and stray dogs, Licensing enquiries or Trading Standard related enquiries or to arrange Clinical/Sharps Collections.
Option 2 – Taxi related enquiries
Option 3 – Consumer advice enquiries

Opening times: Monday to Friday 8:30am to 5pm, except bank holidays