You need a licence if your business sells animals as pets, or if they'll be resold as pets in the future.
If you have a pet shop you can keep:
Find more information about licences to sell pets from GOV.UK.
Find information about Lucy’s Law. This law was introduced in 2020, it means pet shops and commercial dealers are not allowed to sell puppies and kittens unless they have bred the animal themselves.
Find out how much your animal business licence will cost.
To apply for a licence to sell animals as pets, download and complete the sell animals as pets licence application form.
Return your application form to: Animal Wardens, Brighton & Hove City Council, 2nd floor, Bartholomew House, Bartholomew Square, Brighton, BN1 1JP.
For more information contact the Animal Warden team.
Animal Wardens collect and return lost and found dogs. They also provide information on animal licensing, including pet shops, boarding, breeding and performing animals.