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ANIMAL BOARDING ESTABLISHMENTS ACT 1963
Four annual licences were issued permitting persons to keep establishments for the boarding
of other persons animals. Each of the licences sets out the maximum number of animals to be
boarded and applies other conditions, relating to animal welfare, to the licence. Consideration is
being given by the British Veterinary Association to revising the recommended conditions that
should be applied.
PET ANIMALS ACT 1951
Licences are issued annually to persons who keep pet animal shops. A fee of £2.00 is paid
for each licence which requires the person to carry on a business in a proper manner according to
the animals sold and to comply with certain conditions affecting the animals welfare. Inspections
of the premises are carried out as necessary, veterinary advice is available, if required, and liaison
with the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals occurs from time to time. Twenty
licences were in force during the year.
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