Dog Breeding Licences
Any person(s) keeping a breeding establishment for dogs. A person is keeping a breeding establishment for dogs if at any premises they carry on a business of breeding dogs for sale. In addition a breeder whose bitch or bitches give birth to five and more litters in any twelve month period is presumed to be carrying on a dog breeding business. An expanded explanatory note is available from the licensing office.
Dog Breeding Application Form and notes (Word 48Kb)
Alternatively, an application form can be obtained using the contact details on the right of this page.
Completed application forms should also be sent to the contact details at the right of this page. The application form should be accompanied by the non refundable fee.
On receipt of the completed documents, the application will be circulated to a number of consultees and some of the consultees will inspect the premises. It will also be advertised on the Council's website to allow for members of the public to lodge any objections or representations to the issue of the licence.
If there are no objections, the licence will be issued for a period of 1 year from the date of issue.
It is in the public interest that North Ayrshire Council must process your application before it can be granted. If you have not heard from the Licensing Office within a reasonable period, please contact us. You can do this using the contact details to the right of this page.
Please note that the application process may take up to 6 weeks.
For 2010/2011 the fee for the grant of a Dog Breeding licence is £420. These fees are subject to annual review.
The fee is not returnable if you decide to withdraw the application or if the licence is refused.