Pet shop licences

No person may keep a pet shop unless they have first obtained a licence from their local council.

Licences for pet shops may be issued provided that the applicant is not disqualified under any of the following Acts:

The Pet Animals Act 1951
The Animal Boarding Establishments Act 1963
The Protection of Animals (Amendment ) Act 1954
The Protection of Animals (Cruelty to Dogs) (Scotland) Act 1934.

Click for a copy of the application form for Keeping a pet shop licence ( PDF 119K file details). An application fee of £165.00 is payable at the time the application is made.

For further information contact

Environmental Protection
Environmental Health
Sevenoaks District Council
Argyle Road
Sevenoaks
Kent TN13 1HG

Call 01732 227275
Fax 01732 742339
e-mail environmental.protection@sevenoaks.gov.uk

Sevenoaks District Council,
Council Offices,
Argyle Road,
Sevenoaks,
Kent
TN13 1HG

01732 227000