Breeding Establishments

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Under The Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (Scotland) Regulations 2021 you must be licensed:

Who Should Apply

Dogs - Any person breeding 3 or more litters of puppies in any 12 month period must be licensed by the Local Authority The requirement to be licensed applies whether the breeder sells or otherwise supplies a puppy as a pet to another person.

The requirement to be licensed does not apply however to the breeding of dogs where the offspring are intended to be trained and used as assistance dogs.

Cats - Any person breeding 3 or more litters of kittens in any 12 month period must be licensed by the Local Authority. The requirement to be licensed applies whether the breeder sells or otherwise supplies a kitten as a pet to another person.

Rabbits - Any person breeding 6 or more litters of kits in any 12 month period must be licensed by the Local Authority. The requirement to be licensed applies whether the breeder sells or otherwise supplies a kit to be kept as a pet to another person.

The requirement to be licensed as a rabbit breeder does not apply where a person is breeding rabbits for the purposes of personal consumption or in the course of commercial meat production.

How do I apply?

To apply for a licence, please complete the Application Form and return with the appropriate fee to the Licensing Section.

Alternatively you can submit your application by post to the following address:

Licensing Section
Glasgow City Council
City Chambers
George Square
Glasgow G2 1DU

We recommend that you send the application by Recorded Delivery/Special Delivery to ensure that it is received.

Guidance

The Scottish Government produced guidance:

• Breeding Dogs 
• Breeding Cats 
• Breeding Rabbits 

The guidance notes should be read before applying for a licence.

Conditions attached to Licence

Under the 2021 Regulations there are general conditions attached to the licence regardless of whether you are breeding dogs, cats or rabbits.

There will also be specific conditions attached to the licence depending on what you are breeding, whether it is dogs, cats or rabbits.

The general conditions are within schedule 2 of the 2021 Regulations and the specific conditions are within schedule 6 for dogs, schedule 7 for cats and schedule 8 for rabbits of the 2021 Regulations. 

All can be viewed below.

• General Conditions
• Specific Conditions
  • Dogs
  • Cats
  • Rabbits

The licensing section can also add additional conditions where necessary.

How much will it cost?

The fee is £217. Any veterinary inspection fees are in addition to the above fee.

How to make payment?

Payment should be made by BACS Transfer (electronic banking) to the Licensing Board Account. 

When making payments please quote your licence reference number if you are a current licence holder or quote BREED/Address of Premises if you are a new licence holder as detailed below

Account Name: Glasgow City Council - Licensing
Account No. 00116224
Sort Code: 83-44-00
Reference: BREED/xxx (existing licence holder) or BREED/address of premises e.g. BREED/231 George Street.

Please note that your application will not be formally lodged until payment has been received.  The fees are non-refundable. 

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Documents

• Application for Breeding Dogs, Cats or Rabbits (Word doc) [112KB] (opens new window)

Application will not be considered until the application fee has been paid.