Published 30 September 2025

Documents

Details

This policy covers:

  • introduction
  • policy objectives
  • licensable activities
  • dog boarding franchise and host sites
  • suitability of applicants
  • safeguarding
  • fees
  • application process
  • qualification of inspectors
  • inspections
  • standards and conditions
  • risk assessment and rating
  • granting an application
  • refusing an application
  • appeals to star rating
  • requests for re-inspection
  • variations, suspensions and revocation of licenses
  • transfer of a licence upon the death of a licence holder
  • dangerous wild animal licensing
  • overview and who requires a licence
  • length of licence
  • application process
  • determining an application
  • licence conditions
  • offences
  • appeals
  • primate licensing
  • overview and who cannot apply
  • application process
  • inspections
  • conditions
  • revocations and variations
  • offences
  • enforcement
  • information sharing
  • primary authority
  • how to contact the council
  • fees and table of changes