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Animal licences

Animal boarding licence

Apply for a licence if you board dogs overnight, provide day care for dogs or board cats in purpose built cattery units.

Public register of licensed animal businesses

Public register of animal activity businesses licensed within Buckinghamshire.

Animal licence fees

Licence fees for dog breeding, dog and cat boarding, hiring out horses, keeping wild dangerous animals and operating a zoo.

Animal Licensing Policy

Buckinghamshire Council’s Animal Licensing Policy implemented on 1 April 2024.

Dog breeding licence

Apply for a licence if you are either breeding 3 or more litters of puppies in a 12 month period and/or breeding dogs and advertising a business of selling dogs.

Hiring out horses licence

Apply for a licence if horses or ponies are hired out for riding or used for riding instruction.

Selling animals as pets licence

Apply for a licence if you're a pet shop or a business selling animals over the internet. Includes fees and information about premises inspections.

Keep or train animals for exhibition licence

Apply for a licence if you keep or train animals for entertainment, educational purposes or to an audience or via electronic media.

Report an unlicensed animal business

How to report an animal business who may be trading without a licence.

Dangerous wild animal licence

Apply for a licence to keep certain breeds of wild dangerous animals. Includes what it costs and how to apply.

Zoo licence

How to apply for a licence if you're opening a zoo. Includes costs, what to do before you apply and how to appeal.

Primate Licences

Important information for private keepers of primates.

Pre-inspection checklists for animal licences

View a checklist of things you may need to do before an animal licencing inspection.