Apply for a licence for keeping or training animals for exhibition

You will need a licence if you run a business to keep or train animals for exhibition. This could be either for educational or entertainment purposes and covers exhibiting animals to an audience in person or by recording of visual images to be displayed. 

The licence runs for three years and current fee is listed on our fees page. Please note this covers any exhibition including those made through online media. 

How to apply for a licence

Each licence is subject to a set of mandatory general conditions and a set of mandatory specific conditions. Before submitting an application please ensure that you have read the government regulations and animal exhibition guidance notes and are satisfied that your establishment complies with the conditions.

To apply for a licence you must submit to us the following:

• A completed application form (the application form is available to download from the downloads panel below.)
• Plan (opens in a new tab) – an overhead view of the premises with dimensions, labelling sleeping and run areas including entrances, fire exits, fire extinguishers or first aid boxes (if applicable). This can be a sketch/line drawing and does not need to be to scale. 
• The application fee

You will need to ensure you have the necessary authorisation under the Planning Acts to operate your business. Please contact the planning team or visit pages on planning permissions for further advice.  

Contact details 

Licensing Team: licensing@melton.gov.uk

Planning Team: developmentcontrol@melton.gov.uk 

Public Register

A list of our current licences, permits and registrations are available to view on our online public registers.