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Animal activities licences
Apply for a licence for animal activities when carried out as a business.
On 1 October 2018 The Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) Regulations 2018 came into force.
These have replaced a number of pieces of existing legislation at the end of 2018 and have provided a new single licensing regime for a number of animal licensing activities.
Licenses for the following activities will be needed when carried out as a business:
This section was last updated on 08/09/2026 11:36:02