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 self-assessment Forms

• Pre-inspection checklist (DOCX, 78.58 KB)

• Procedure for issuing an animal activity licence (DOCX, 59.56 KB)

• Self Assessment Guidance Sheet (DOCX, 15.49 KB)

• Self-Assessment Form - Breeding Dogs (DOCX, 85.08 KB)

• Self-Assessment Form - Hiring out Horses (DOCX, 67.69 KB)

• Self-Assessment Form - Keeping or Training of Animals for Exhibitions (DOCX, 71.4 KB)

• Self-Assessment Form - Providing Boarding for Dogs in Kennels (ODT, 69.78 KB)

• Self-Assessment Form - Providing Boarding in Catteries for Cats (DOCX, 69.04 KB)

• Self-Assessment form - Providing Day Care for Dogs (DOCX, 62.22 KB)

• Self-Assessment Form - Selling Animals as Pets (DOCX, 82.54 KB)

• Self-Assessment Form - Providing Home boarding for dogs (DOCX, 66.67 KB)