Pet Shop

If you wish to sell any pet animals from a pet shop or a business over the internet, then a licence from your Local Authority is required.

The licence is issued by the Local Authority and the current fee (2012/13) is £115.

Further Information can be obtained by contacting Licensing on 01327 322278 or by emailing licensing@southnorthants.gov.uk 

Apply online:

Download application form:

For 'overriding reasons relating to the public interest' (ORRPI), tacit approval does not apply to this type of licence.

ORRPI "overriding reasons relating to the public interest" – as defined by Article 4(8), this means reasons recognised as such in the case law of the Court of Justice, including the following grounds: public policy; public security; public safety; public health; preserving the financial equilibrium of the social security system; the protection of consumers, recipients of services and workers; fairness of trade transactions; combating fraud; the protection of the environment and urban environment; the health of animals; intellectual property; the conservation of the national historic and artistic heritage; social policy objectives and cultural policy objectives.

Pet Care Trust (PCT)

      

Contact details

Licensing Team
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01327 322278

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