Animal Activities Licensing
The Animal Activities Licensing (AAL) legislation requires any business in England that is commercially trading live animals, or boarding cats or dogs either during the day or overnight to have a licence. Businesses such as kennels, home boarders, dog daycares, catteries, pet shops and breeders all fall under this legislation. A key part of guidance for many licences is that staff are appropriately trained and holding level 2 or level 3 Ofqual regulations are cited. IPET Network has developed a range of qualifications to meet the requirements of the licences and we promote further professional development and ongoing learning during any pet professionals career.
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For individual legislation information please click the relevant link:
Commercial Dog Boarding - Kennels Dog kennel boarding licensing: statutory guidance for local authorities - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Commercial Cat Boarding - Catteries - Cat boarding licensing: statutory guidance for local authorities - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Commercial Home Boarding - Home boarding for dogs licensing: statutory guidance for local authorities - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Commercial Dog Daycare - Dog day care licensing: statutory guidance for local authorities - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Hiring Out Horses - Hiring out horses licensing: statutory guidance for local authorities - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Selling Animals at Pets - Selling animals as pets licensing: statutory guidance for local authorities - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Commercial Dog Breeding - Dog breeding licensing: statutory guidance for local authorities - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Animal Exhibits - Keeping or training animals for exhibition licensing: statutory guidance for local authorities - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)