On 1 October 2018 The Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) Regulations 2018 come into effect.

DEFRA has produced revised guidance notes from 1st February 2022 on all elements of the licensing regime and these can be accessed on the following links:

• General Guidance

• Dog Breeding

• Dog Kennels

• Home Boarding for Dogs

• Day Care for Dogs

• Boarding for Cats

• Selling Animals as pets

• Keeping or training animals for exhibition

• Hiring out Horses

• Animal Welfare Licences 

Apply for a licence

View the animal licensing fees.

To apply for an Animal Activity licence, please download and complete the application form.

Please email your completed application form to licensing@ipswich.gov.uk, or send it to the team at:

Licensing and Enforcement,
Ipswich Borough Council, 
3W Grafton House,
15-17 Russell Road, 
Ipswich,
IP1 2DE