A licence is required if you keep or train animals for exhibition activities and this is carried out as a commercial business.
Examples of businesses requiring this type of licence include:
- mobile animal exhibits that visit schools
- weddings
- private parties
- fairs
- any other events that have an audience
- pony parties where the ponies are not ridden
- businesses which keep animals for exhibition through electronic media, for example, animals used in films or TV
Applying for a Keeping or Training Animals for Exhibition Licence
To apply for a keeping or Training Animals for Exhibition Licence please email info@southribble.gov.uk or enquire by post to Civic Centre, West Paddock, Leyland, PR25 1DH. An application form can then be sent to you.
Before applying for any animal licence, you may wish to discuss your business proposal with us first.
We aim to process applications within 21 days.
Keeping or Training Animals for Exhibition Licence Criteria
The licence conditions set out a range of requirements on the care and management of animals kept or trained for exhibition to protect their welfare. These include the need:
- for a suitable environment
- for a suitable diet and feeding plan
- to be able to exhibit normal behaviour patterns
- to be housed with, or apart from, other animals
- to be protected from pain, suffering, injury, and disease
Cost of a Keeping or Training Animals for Exhibition Licence
There is an application fee of £181 (non-refundable) for a keeping or training animals for exhibiton licence, with a further fee payable on grant of the licence of £122. Please make your payments using our automated payments line on 01772 625625, please make sure you obtain a receipt number.