Home Boarding of Dogs

Any person boarding dogs in their own home and operating a business must be licensed under the Animal Boarding Establishments Act 1963.

There is an application fee of £65.00 which must be paid at the time an application is made.

The determination as to whether this activity needs to be licensed is centred on the consideration whether or not home boarders are running a business on a regular basis. 

This reduced animal boarding fee is made in respect of home boarding establishments because the number of animals boarded in each premises is small, the risks at each premises and the corresponding “inspection burden” for the authority is lower than for larger premises. However it should be noted that an initial risk-based inspection of any premises would be undertaken by an Officer and not by the councils vet.

If you wish to make an application for a Home Boarding Licence then please select the links below to download the relevant application form and conditions.

 Home Boarding Application Form (PDF, 37 Kb)

 Licence Home Boarding Conditions (Dogs) (PDF, 46 Kb)