Breeding of Dogs Act 1973
A licence is required by anyone who keeps a bitch at any premises, where the bitch has a litter of puppies and four or more other litters are born to bitches kept by the person:
- at the same premises;
- elsewhere;
- as part of a breeding arrangement with another person.
Conditions
Additional legislation
Breeding and Sale of Dogs (Welfare) Act 1999
Animal Welfare Act 2006 came into force on 6 April 2007, which brings together and modernises animal welfare legislation. You can find more details of how the act may affect you fromthe Defra or RSPCA's websites.
Apply and pay online
You can apply and renew online using the form below and will then be asked to make a secure online payment.
Downloadable application form
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Fees and charges
You can find the fee for this licence by going to our licence fee register.
Timescale
We aim to deal with applications within seven to 14 days, but the issue of the licence is subject to a satisfactory veterinary report arranged by the council. Tacit consent does not apply. This means that you must wait to hear whether the council has granted your licence.
Contact us
If you need further information please contact:
Licensing Division
PO Box 42
Church Square House
High Street East
Scunthorpe
DN15 6XQ
Telephone: 01724 297592
Email: licensing@northlincs.gov.uk
Complaints and appeals
If you have a complaint you can register it by completing our online complaints form.
If you would like to appeal against the decision made on your application please contact Licensing on the details above.
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