Animal Breeding: Licensing
Commons · Question 64718 · Tabled 3 Jul 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by Andrew Rosindell
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has considered reforming the Licensing of Activities Involving Animals Regulations 2018 to introduce a tiered system that distinguishes between (a) low and (b) h
Answer
Answered by Daniel Zeichner, 10 Jul 2025
The Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) Regulations 2018 require anyone in the business of breeding and selling dogs and/or who breeds three or more litters in a twelve-month period to hold a valid licence. Defra has compl...