Animal welfare charges

Fees and charges 2023-2024

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 £215
Grant fee for 1 year £123
Grant fee for 2 years £146
Grant fee for 3 years £169
Variation fee £85 per hour of officer time

Dog breeding licence

Dog breeding licence
Type of feeCost
Residential application fee £273
Commercial application fee £331
Residential grant fee for 1 year £152
Residential grant fee for 2 years £176
Residential grant fee for 3 years £199
Commercial grant fee for 1 year £181
Commercial grant fee for 2 years £205
Commercial grant fee for 3 years £228
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 £273
Application fee for 10 to 29 animals £302
Application fee for 30 to 59 animals £331
Application fee for more than 60 animals £360
1 year grant fee for less than 10 animals £152
1 year grant fee for 10 to 29 animals £168
1 year grant fee for 30 to 59 animals £181
1 year grant fee for more than 60 animals £197
2 year grant fee for less than 10 animals £176
2 year grant fee for 10 to 29 animals £191
2 year grant fee for 30 to 59 animals £205
2 year grant fee for more than 60 animals £220
3 year grant fee for less than 10 animals £199
3 year grant fee for 10 to 29 animals £214
3 year grant fee for 30 to 59 animals £228
3 year grant fee for more than 60 animals £244
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 £331
Application fee for 10 to 29 animals £360
Application fee for 30 to 59 animals £390
Application fee for more than 60 animals £418
1 year grant fee for less than 10 animals £181
1 year grant fee for 10 to 29 animals £197
1 year grant fee for 30 to 59 animals £211
1 year grant fee for more than 60 animals £226
2 year grant fee for less than 10 animals £205
2 year grant fee for 10 to 29 animals £220
2 year grant fee for 30 to 59 animals £234
2 year grant fee for more than 60 animals £249
3 year grant fee for less than 10 animals £228
3 year grant fee for 10 to 29 animals £244
3 year grant fee for 30 to 59 animals £257
3 year grant fee for more than 60 animals £260
Variation fee £85 per hour of officer time

Providing day care for dogs

Providing day care for dogs
Type of feeCost
Application fee £273
Grant fee for 1 year £152
Grant fee for 2 years £176
Grant fee for 3 years £199
Variation fee £85 per hour of officer time

Keeping of animals for exhibition

Keeping of animals for exhibition
Type of feeCost
Application fee £273
Grant fee for 3 year licence £83
Variation fee £85 per hour of officer time

Hiring out horses

Hiring out horses
Type of feeCost
Application fee for less than 10 horses £273
Application fee for 11 to 49 horses £390
Application fee for more than 50 horses £505
1 year grant fee £36
2 year grant fee for less than 10 horses £152
2 year grant fee for 11 to 49 horses £211
2 year grant fee formore than 50 horses £269
3 year grant fee for less than 10 horses £293
3 year grant fee for 11 to 49 horses £410
3 year grant fee for more than 50 horses £527
Variation fee

£16 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 £302
Grant fee for 1 year £167
Grant fee for 2 years £190
Grant fee for 3 years £213
Variation fee £85 per hour of officer time

Dangerous wild animals

Dangerous wild animals
Type of feeCost
Application fee  
Dwarf caiman or serval £245
Any other animal £360
Grant fee for 2 years £124
Variation fee £85 per hour of officer time

Zoos

Zoos
Type of feeCost
New application fee £418
Grant fee for a 4 year licence £1041
Renewal fee for 6 years £1614
Variation fee £85 per hour of officer time