Animal licensing fees

How much it costs to board animals, sell animals as pets, breed dogs, hire out horses, keep animals for exhibition and license a zoo.

All animal licenses may be subject to additional inspection fees and vet fees.

Check what fees you need to pay by the animal licence type:

Selling animals

Selling animals for pets fees - Barrow

Fee typeNew licence Licence renewal
Part A - application fee£170£170
Part B - fee paid on grant£114£114
Total fee£284£284

Selling animals for pets fees - Eden

£53 for a new licence, plus an inspection and risk assessment fee of £49 per hour.

£46.50 for a licence renewal, plus an inspection and risk assessment fee of £49 per hour.

Selling animals for pets fees - South Lakeland

£251 for a new licence.

£232 for a licence renewal.

Hiring out of horses

Fees for all areas

£36.70 for a variation to horse numbers within a licence. Additional vet fees and inspection fees may apply.

Hiring out of horses fees - Barrow

Fee typeNew licenceLicence renewal
Part A - application fee£170£170
Part B - fee paid on grant£114£114
Total fee£284 and any additional vet fees£284 and any additional vet fees

Hiring out of horses fees - Eden

£53 for a new licence, plus an inspection and risk assessment fee at £49 per hour.

£46.50 for a licence renewal, plus an inspection and risk assessment fee at £49 per hour.

Hiring out of horses fees - South Lakeland

£318 for a new licence.

£286 for a licence renewal.

Animal boarding

Animal boarding fees - Barrow

Fee typeNew licence for one year New licence for two or three yearsLicence renewal for one yearLicence renewal for two or three years
Part A - application fee£170£170£170£170
Part B - fee paid on grant£114£114£114£114
Total fee£284£284£284£284

Animal boarding fees - Eden

New licence for one year New licence for two or three yearsLicence renewal for one yearLicence renewal for two or three years
£53 + inspection and risk assessment fee at £49 per hour£53 + inspection and risk assessment fee at £49 per hour£46.50 + inspection and risk assessment fee at £49 per hour£46.50 + inspection and risk assessment fee at £49 per hour

Animal boarding fees - South Lakeland

New licence for one year New licence for two or three yearsLicence renewal for one yearLicence renewal for two or three years
£266 plus vet fees, inspection and risk assessment fee £266 plus vet fees, inspection and risk assessment fee £228 plus vet fees, inspection and risk assessment fee £228 plus vet fees, inspection and risk assessment fee 

Home boarding fees

Variation of a licence for all areas

£36.80 plus an inspection and risk assessment fee at £49 per hour to add a home boarding host.

£36.80 plus an inspection and risk assessment fee at £49 per hour for each additional licensing activity.

Home boarding fees - Barrow

Fee typeNew licence for one yearNew licence for two or three yearsLicence renewal for one yearLicence renewal for two or three years
Part A - application fee£170£170£170£170
Part B - fee paid on grant£114£114£114£114
Total fee£284£284£284£284

Home boarding fees - Eden

New licence for one year New licence for two or three yearsLicence renewal for one yearLicence renewal for two or three years
£53 + inspection and risk assessment fee at £49 per hour£53 + inspection and risk assessment fee at £49 per hour£46.50 + inspection and risk assessment fee at £49 per hour£46.50 + inspection and risk assessment fee at £49 per hour

Home boarding fees - South Lakeland

New licence for one year New licence for two to three yearsLicence renewal for one yearLicence renewal for two to three years
£214£214£201£201

Dog breeding fees

Dog breeding fees - Barrow

Fee typeNew licence for one year New licence for two to three yearsLicence renewal for one yearLicence renewal for two to three years
Part A - application fee£170£170£170£170
Part B - fee paid on grant£114£114£114£114
Total fee£284£284£284£284

Dog breeding fees - Eden

New licence for one year New licence for two or three yearsLicence renewal for one yearLicence renewal for two or three years
£53 + inspection and risk assessment fee at £49 per hour£53 + inspection and risk assessment fee at £49 per hour£46.50 + inspection and risk assessment fee at £49 per hour£46.50 + inspection and risk assessment fee at £49 per hour

Dog breeding fees - South Lakeland

New licence for one year New licence for two to three yearsLicence renewal for one yearLicence renewal for two to three years
£268£268£256£256

Keeping animals for exhibition fees

Keeping animals for exhibition fees - Barrow

Fee typeNew licence for three years Licence renewal for three years
Part A - application fee£170£170
Part B - fee paid on grant£114£114
Total fee£284£284

Keeping animals for exhibition fees - Eden

£53 for a three-year licence, plus an inspection and risk assessment fee at £49 per hour.

£46.50 for a three-year licence renewal, plus an inspection and risk assessment fee at £49 per hour.

Keeping animals for exhibition fees - South Lakeland

£265 for a new three-year licence.

£228 for a three-year licence renewal.

Other animal licensing fees

Re-evaluation of star rating fees - Barrow

Fee typeRe-evaluation of star rating
Part A - application fee£114
Part B - fee paid on grant£93
Total fee (plus any additional vet fees)£207

Re-evaluation of star rating fees - Eden and South Lakeland

£46.50 in the Eden area, plus an inspection and risk assessment fee at £49 per hour.

£139 in the South Lakeland area.

Additional new licensable activity fees for all areas

£36.80 for an additional new licensable activity, plus an inspection and risk assessment fee at £49 per hour.

Variation of licence fees for all areas 

£36.80 for a licence variation, plus an inspection and risk assessment fee at £49 per hour.

Dangerous wild animals fees

Dangerous wild animals fees - Barrow

Fee typeNew licenceLicence renewal
Part A - application fee£176£176
Part B - fee paid on grant£100£100
Total fee (plus any additional vet fees)£276 plus additional vet fees£276 plus additional vet fees

Dangerous wild animals fees - Eden

New licenceLicence renewal
£81to be confirmed

Dangerous wild animals fees - South Lakeland

New licenceLicence renewal
£268to be confirmed

Zoo licensing fees

All zoo licencing fees are subject to additional vet fees, Secretary of State Inspectors fees, and any other inspection fees and costs where applicable.

Fee typeSmall zoo licence: new licences and renewals (subject to a Sec 14(B) Dispensation)New zoo licence (plus independent vet fees)Zoo licence renewal (plus vet fees)Transfer of zoo licence (plus vet fees)Zoo Licensing Act 1981 (as amended) disapplication of the act - closing down a zooInformal and special zoo inspections (officer and vet fees)
Application Fee£1,012£8,527£1,369£1,662£182Direct recharge to licence holder 
Grant fee£241£328£327£262£45N/A
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