Purpose

The Council as
Licensing Authority are responsible for all animal
activity licensing and this service is meant to be, as far as
possible, self-financing, without recourse to the General Fund. It
is proposed the following additional fees be included to cover the
various activities required to fulfil the Licensing Authority
obligations. These fees are in addition to those already approved.
Additional fees and charges would apply to the following
activities:

- Dog daycare (Commercial)
- Home Boarding
- Boarding For Cats and Dogs
- Hiring Out Horses
- Exhibition of Animals
- Sale of Animals as pets
- Breeding

Licence Variation – this would include changes during the
licence term, including the number of
animals used, a change in layout and other modifications to the
licence to apply to all of the above
activities - £250

Re-score - to apply to all the above activities except Exhibition
of Animals where a premises licence
holder seeks to be re-scored during the currency of a licence (often following actions to address action
points and improve the setting) - £160

Appeal Rating Decision – to apply to all the above activities
except Exhibition of Animals - £150

Copy of Licence - £10.50

In accordance with the Constitution, the Cabinet Member for Public
Protection was consulted, and was in agreement, with these
additional fees.

Content

That the additional fees as
listed in respect of additional activities carried out as part of
the Animal Activity Licensing regime be introduced and that these
fees come into effect immediately.

Alternative options considered

No other options - fees need to be set to
cover the cost of providing the Service otherwise there would be a
call on the general fund to subsidize these functions