Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) Regulations 2018 (S.I No. 486 of 2018).

The Regulations make provision in England for the licensing of persons involved selling animals as pets, providing or arranging for the provision of boarding for cats or dogs, hiring out horses, breeding dogs and keeping or training animals for exhibition. They specify these activities for the purposes of section 13(1) of the Animal Welfare Act 2006 and provides for local authorities to be the licensing authorities. The consequence of this specification is that, subject to qualifying criteria, any person wishing to carry on any of these activities in England must obtain a licence from their local authority under these Regulations. These requirement replaces the requirement, in England, to be registered under the Performing Animals (Regulation) Act 1925 or to obtain a licence under the Pet Animals Act 1951; the Animal Boarding Establishments Act 1963; the Riding Establishments Act 1964 or the Breeding of Dogs Act 1973. The Regulations, among other things, sets out licensing procedures, and provide with respect to inspections, offences, and appeals.