Local Dog Boarding Regulations

Whether you must meet some specific state or local standards to operate an animal boarding facility depends on the local laws in your jurisdiction.

Local dog boarding regulations.

If you have an existing boarding licence it will remain in place until its expiry date 31 st december 2018 for most people. New regulation dog home boarding licence changes 2018 new licensing regulations known as the animal activities licensing regulations 2018 aal come into force on 1st october 2018. The following is an outline of some of the areas which may be particularly relevant to your pet boarding business. 31 oct 2013 p.

By that date providers of home domestic boarding services will need to comply with detailed requirements of new regulations in order to apply for a local authority licence to continue offering their services. Some states among them ohio pennsylvania california nebraska north carolina missouri connecticut michigan georgia and illinois require boarding kennel licensing and inspections at the. Guidance documents are available for each licensable activity under the regulations. The new aal regulations will affect businesses involved in dog and cat boarding kennels daycare home boarding etc.

This guidance is aimed at local authority inspectors in england and should be read in conjunction with the animal welfare licensing of activities involving animals england regulations 2018 si no 486 1. The office also regulates activities pertaining to dogs that are classified as dangerous and oversees annual licensure and rabies vaccinations for dogs. In addition to the requirement for all boarding kennels to be licensed by their local authority and to adhere to their licensing conditions under the terms of the animal boarding establishments act there are several other pieces of legislation which are likely to be. Local dog laws often called ordinances involve a variety of subjects including licensing vaccination leash laws the number of dogs a person may keep and procedures for impounding dogs.

Some states even mandate or require local governments to make ordinances for licensing of dogs or other dog matters. Perhaps you ll find a former dog boarding facility that you can revamp and make your own or maybe you ll find land on which you can build one from scratch. Dog day care keeping or training animals for exhibition we have decided to publish this guidance for local authority inspectors as we believe it is in the public interest to do so.