2025 - Licensing/Registration/Service Fees and Charges valid until Tuesday 31 March 2026
(*) licence visits and services carried out on our behalf by City of London Animal Welfare Services (CoL), these fees are inclusive of VAT at 20%.
Animal Activity Licensing
Each separate animal activity has a separate fee unless a combined fee is listed below.
All Animal Activity Licenses (except animals for exhibition), regardless of the length of licence term are required to have an unannounced mid licence visit, the fees for which will be recharged and invoiced at the time of the visit.
(*)Animal Boarding Establishment (kennel/cattery)
- New licence application or 1st inspection by CoL - single species (cat/dog) - £582.36
- Renewal licence application inspection - single species (cat/dog) - £474.18
- New licence application or 1st inspection by Col - combined (cats & dogs) - £655.56
- Renewal licence application inspection - combined (cats & dogs) - £547.38
- Unannounced mid licence visit - £316.12
(*)Home Boarding Dogs
- New licence application or 1st inspection by CoL - £435.96
- Renewal licence inspection - £327.78
- Unannounced mid licence visit - £316.12
(*)Franchisee Arrangers Licence
- Assessment of new application or 1st inspection by CoL of an arranger/franchisee - £435.96
- Assessment of existing arranger/franchisee - £327.75
- Assessment of hobby host as part of arranger/franchisee licence - £327.78
- Unannounced mid licence visit - £316.12
(*)Dog Day Care
- New licence application or 1st inspection by CoL - 10 or more dogs - £655.56
- New licence application or 1st inspection by CoL - less than 10 dogs - £509.16
- Renewal licence inspection – 10 or more dogs - £474.15
- Renewal licence inspection – less than 10 dogs - £400.95
- Unannounced mid licence visit - £316.12
(*)Dog Breeding Establishment
- New application vet inspection with kennel units - £716.76
- Renewal application inspection with kennel units - £547.38
- New application vet inspection domestic dwelling - £531.96
- Renewal application inspection domestic dwelling - £400.98
- Unannounced mid licence visit - £316.12
(*)Riding Establishment/Hiring out of Horses (conducted by Royal College of Veterinary Surgeon (RCVS) registered vet)
- New premises licence inspection veterinary fee + fee per horse - £716.76
- Existing premise licence inspection veterinary fee + fee per horse - £531.96
- Annual vet inspection veterinary fee + fee per horse - £300.52
- Fee per horse 1 to 10 horses - £20.40
- Fee per horse 11 to 50 horses - £13.20
- Fee per horse 51 or more horses - £12.00
- Unannounced mid licence visit (in addition to annual vet inspection) - £316.12
(*)Pet Vending/Sale of Pets
- New licence application or 1st inspection by CoL - up to 2 species - £655.56
- New licence application or 1st inspection by CoL - more than 2 species - £728.76
- Renewal licence application inspection up to 2 species - £547.35
- Renewal licence application inspection more than 2 species - £620.55
- Unannounced mid licence visit - £316.14
(*)Animals for Exhibition or Training (not subject to mid licence visit and not eligible for star rating – standard 3-year licence)
- New licence application or 1st inspection by CoL - single species - £655.56
- New licence application or 1st inspection by CoL - multiple species - £728.76
- Renewal licence application inspection - £474.15
Other Animal Licensing
(*)Circus/Animal for Exhibit on Location
- DWA on Location (Exhibit) - 1st hour including travel and report writing - £292.80
- DWA on location visit additional charge per hour - £184.80
(*)Dangerous Wild Animals Licence (two-year licence)
- New applicant or new premises vet inspection commercial / outside premises - £716.76
- Renewal applicant vet inspection commercial / outside premises - £496.95
- New applicant or new premises vet inspection domestic dwelling - £531.96
- Renewal applicant vet inspection domestic dwelling - £404.55
- DWA on Location - 1st hour including travel and report writing - £300.52
- DWA on location visit additional charge per hour - £208.12
Zoo Licence (four year new or six-year renewal licence)
- New Zoo Licence – New or Renewal up to 6 yrs ( Does not include Secretary of State Veterinary VAT rated standard fees + LA officer hourly rate fees) - £539.26
- Other Zoo Inspection (Does not include any Vet fees) - Officer hourly rate £70.04
Other Animal Licensing Administrative Fees
Transfer of Licence (in the event of licensee's death)
- £138.02
Variation to Animal Welfare Licence
- £87.55
(*)Animal Activity Licence Star Rating Rescore
- Star Rating visit Veterinary Officer (CoL) £369.60
- Star Rating visit Animal Health Inspector (CoL) £292.80
Other Service Fees and Charges
Food Hygiene Rating Scheme (FHRS) Re-score Visit
- FHRS Re-score visit request fee - £360.50
Skin Piercing Registration - ear/body piercing, acupuncture, electrolysis, tattooing, semi-permanent tattooing, microblading only
- Registration of a New Skin Piercing business - £332.18
- Registration of a New Practitioner at an existing Skin Piercing business - £111.06
- Registration of a New Procedure at an existing Skin Piercing business - £111.06
- Administrative amendment of existing Registration Certificate (minimum charge 1hr) – Officer hourly rate £70.04.
- Replacement copy of practitioner Registration Certificate - £35.02
Workplace Safety
- HASWA S.28 Statement (minimum charge 2hrs) – Officer hourly rate £70.40
Private Water Supply
- Private Water Supplies Sampling – Laboratory costs and Affinity Water re-charge costs of providing service on our behalf.
- Private Water Supplies – Other activity including Risk Assessments and complaints – Officer hourly rate £70.04.
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