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The Government has recently published the Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) Regulations 2018 under section 13 of the Animal Welfare Act 2006.
You will need a licence if you plan plan to:
You should ready the statutory guidance for the above activities at GOV.UK.
Please complete the application form and send it to us along with all the required documentation to:
Licensing Team
The Core
Theatre Square
Solihull
B91 3RG
It usually takes 10 weeks for us to review your application.