Licence for Boarding for Cats and Dogs

Please ensure you have all the required procedures detailed under 'supporting documents' below to submit with your application.

The first fee must be paid with your application for it to be processed. If your application is successful your licence will not be valid or issued until the second fee has been paid.

If you wish to apply for an arrangers licence please contact us as detailed below to discuss your application in the first instance and the relevant application form will be sent to you.

Your application will not be successful if you do not meet the licence conditions. You are advised to read the following:

The Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) Regulations 2018

Animal activities licensing: statutory guidance for local authorities - GOV.UK

Supporting Documents

Please ensure that you have the written operating procedures that are required by the licence conditions to include with your application. Your application should include the following documents:

• A plan of the premises.
• Training policy for all staff (Schedule 2 Condition 4) and Training records and qualifications (copies).
• Procedures for Protection of Pain and Suffering (Schedule 2 Condition 9) covering feeding regimes, cleaning regimes, transportation, the prevention of and control of the spread of disease, monitoring and ensuring the health and welfare of all the animals, death or escape of an animal.
• Emergency Plan (Schedule 2 Condition 10).

We can only process your application if:

• The form is completed in full.
• All relevant information detailed in the application form is provided.
• The initial application fee has been paid. Note, if you provide two activities such as dog boarding and cat boarding you must pay the additional activity fee.

Out of Scope

If you consider that you fall outside the scope of the licence requirements we will require evidence to support this position. More details can be found in the guidance notes above. Please contact us to discuss if you may be outside the scope of the Regulations.

The Canine and Feline Sector Group

The Canine and Feline Sector Group is made up of organisations that advise Government on behalf of the sector.  The website has links to member and associate member organisations that represent different sectors of the industry.

CFSG – Canine and Feline Sector Group

Download Application Form

You can download a copy of the application form or email environmentalhealth@erewash.gov.uk