Animal breeders licence

What is an animal breeders licence?

Breeding of dogs

Any person breeding 3 or more litters of puppies in any 12 month period must be licensed.

The requirement to be licensed applies whether the breeder sells or otherwise supplies a puppy as a pet to another person. It does not apply however to the breeding of dogs where the offspring are intended to be trained and used as assistance dogs.

Read the Scottish Government guidance for dog breeders

Breeding of cats

Any person breeding 3 or more litters of kittens in any 12 month period must be licensed.

The requirement to be licensed applies whether the breeder sells or otherwise supplies a kitten as a pet to another person.

Read the Scottish Government guidance for cat breeders

Breeding of rabbits

Any person breeding 6 or more litters of kits in any 12 month period must be licensed.

The requirement to be licensed applies whether the breeder sells or otherwise supplies a kit to be kept as a pet to another person. It does not apply where a person is breeding rabbits for the purposes of personal consumption or in the course of commercial meat production.

Read the Scottish Government guidance for rabbit breeders

Fees

View charges on our animal licence fee page. 

How to apply 

email Environmental Health for an application form.

What happens next?

Once we have received and processed your application we will contact you.

To make a payment contact customer services.
Phone: 0141 577 3001