Animal welfare charges

Fees and charges 2024-2025

Animal licensing fees do not include vet costs. Further guidance on the new licensing requirements can be found on the Animal licensing page.

Home boarding of dogs

Home boarding of dogs
Type of feeCost
Application fee £226
Grant fee for 1 year £129
Grant fee for 2 years £153
Grant fee for 3 years £177
Variation fee £85 per hour of officer time

Dog breeding licence

Dog breeding licence
Type of feeCost
Residential application fee £287
Commercial application fee £348
Residential grant fee for 1 year £160
Residential grant fee for 2 years £185
Residential grant fee for 3 years £209
Commercial grant fee for 1 year £190
Commercial grant fee for 2 years £215
Commercial grant fee for 3 years £239
Variation fee £85 per hour of officer time

Boarding of cats or dogs for business

Boarding of cats or dogs
Type of feeCost
Application fee for less than 10 animals £287
Application fee for 10 to 29 animals £317
Application fee for 30 to 59 animals £348
Application fee for more than 60 animals £378
1 year grant fee for less than 10 animals £160
1 year grant fee for 10 to 29 animals £176
1 year grant fee for 30 to 59 animals £190
1 year grant fee for more than 60 animals £207
2 year grant fee for less than 10 animals £185
2 year grant fee for 10 to 29 animals £201
2 year grant fee for 30 to 59 animals £215
2 year grant fee for more than 60 animals £231
3 year grant fee for less than 10 animals £209
3 year grant fee for 10 to 29 animals £225
3 year grant fee for 30 to 59 animals £239
3 year grant fee for more than 60 animals £256
Variation fee £85 per hour of officer time

Boarding of both cats and dogs for business

Boarding of cats and dogs
Type of feeCost
Application fee for less than 10 animals £348
Application fee for 10 to 29 animals £378
Application fee for 30 to 59 animals £410
Application fee for more than 60 animals £439
1 year grant fee for less than 10 animals £190
1 year grant fee for 10 to 29 animals £207
1 year grant fee for 30 to 59 animals £222
1 year grant fee for more than 60 animals £237
2 year grant fee for less than 10 animals £215
2 year grant fee for 10 to 29 animals £231
2 year grant fee for 30 to 59 animals £246
2 year grant fee for more than 60 animals £262
3 year grant fee for less than 10 animals £239
3 year grant fee for 10 to 29 animals £256
3 year grant fee for 30 to 59 animals £270
3 year grant fee for more than 60 animals £273
Variation fee £85 per hour of officer time

Providing day care for dogs

Providing day care for dogs
Type of feeCost
Application fee £287
Grant fee for 1 year £160
Grant fee for 2 years £185
Grant fee for 3 years £209
Variation fee £85 per hour of officer time

Keeping of animals for exhibition

Keeping of animals for exhibition
Type of feeCost
Application fee £287
Grant fee for 3 year licence £87
Variation fee £85 per hour of officer time

Hiring out horses

Hiring out horses
Type of feeCost
Application fee for less than 10 horses £287
Application fee for 11 to 49 horses £410
Application fee for more than 50 horses £530
1 year grant fee £38
2 year grant fee for less than 10 horses £160
2 year grant fee for 11 to 49 horses £222
2 year grant fee formore than 50 horses £282
3 year grant fee for less than 10 horses £308
3 year grant fee for 11 to 49 horses £430
3 year grant fee for more than 50 horses £554
Variation fee

£17 administration fee for addition of horses during licence

or

£85 per hour of officer time

Selling animals as pets

Selling animals as pets
Type of feeCost
Application fee £317
Grant fee for 1 year £175
Grant fee for 2 years £200
Grant fee for 3 years £224
Variation fee £85 per hour of officer time

Dangerous wild animals

Dangerous wild animals
Type of feeCost
Dwarf caiman or serval £257
Any other animal £378
Grant fee for 2 years £130
Variation fee £85 per hour of officer time

Zoo licence

Zoos
Type of feeCost
New application fee £439
Grant fee for a 4 year licence £1093
Renewal fee for 6 years £1694
Transfer fee £59
Variation fee £85 per hour of officer time