Apply, renew or vary an animal activity licence

Animal business operators must ensure that they have read the appropriate guidance document prior to submitting an application. Businesses must be able to demonstrate that they meet the conditions as outlined in the appropriate guidance document. Please download and complete the relevant application form below. 

Completed application forms should be returned to AnimalWelfare@harborough.gov.uk

Licensing of Activities Involving Animals

Activities included in this form are:

• Selling animals as pets in the course of a business
• Boarding, kennels and day care for cats and dogs
• Hiring out horses
• Breeding and/or selling dogs
• Keeping or training animals for exhibition

• Application form and guidance notes for activities involving animals licensing [WORD.DOCX]

Dangerous Wild Animals

• Apply for a licence to keep dangerous wild animals

Fees

• View our animal welfare licensing fees

Guidance notes and conditions

• Pre-inspection checklist [.DOCX 78.5Kb]
• Procedure for issuing an animal activity licence [.DOCX 59.5K]b
• Animal Acitivty Specific Guidance Documents 

Self-assessment Forms

• Self Assessment Guidance [.DOCX 15.4Kb]
• Breeding Dogs [.DOCX 93.3Kb]
• Providing Boarding for Dogs in Kennels [.DOCX 64.2Kb]
• Providing Day Care for Dogs [.DOCX 60.4Kb]
• Providing Home Boarding for Dogs [.DOCX 64.2Kb]
• Providing Boarding in Catteries for Cats [.DOCX 66.3Kb]
• Hiring out Horses [.DOCX 64.4Kb]
• Keeping or Training of Animals for Exhibitions [.DOCX 63.7Kb]
• Selling Animals as Pets [.DOCX 75.7Kb]