Animal licences
- Cat boarding If you provide cat boarding for other people's cats as part or all of your business, you will need a cat boarding licence.
- Dog breeding If you mate dogs with the intention to sell puppies or earn a fee from the sale, you may need a dog breeding licence.
- Dog day care If you provide short-term daytime only boarding for other people’s dogs, you will need a dog day care licence.
- Dog home boarder If you provide daytime and overnight boarding for other people’s dogs in your own home, you will need a dog home boarder licence.
- Dog kennel boarding If you provide housing for dogs that is part or solely the activity of your business, you will need a dog kennel boarding licence.
- Dangerous and wild animals licence You will need a licence from the council to keep dangerous or wild animals.
- Hiring out horses If you hire out horses for riding, or instruction in riding, you need a licence if they're carried out as a commercial business.
- Keep or train animals for exhibition If you keep or train animals for exhibition as a commercial business, you will need a licence if you make money from the activity.
- Selling animals as pets You need a licence to sell animals as pets. This applies if your business is based at home, or you sell animals online.
- Zoo licences How to apply, DEFRA guidance and fee information.
- Primate licence If you own or plan to own a primate, you must obtain a licence from the council.
- Licence fees Application fees and charges for animal activity licences.
- Star ratings and reassessments Star ratings determine how long an animal activity licence should last. If your standards have improved you can request a reassessment.
- Report illegal animal activities Before a person can carry out certain animal business activities, they must hold a licence from the council to protect animal welfare and public safety. If you are aware of any illegal activity, please tell us.
- Report animal welfare concerns We can investigate and prosecute licensed animal premises in breach of welfare conditions or investigate concerns about the welfare of any animal.
- Licenced operators Operators in Liverpool who are licenced by the council to carry out animal activities.