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Business licences and business registration

In this section

  1. Register to carry out acupuncture
  2. Register to carry on the business of earpiecing
  3. Register to carry on the business of electrolysis
  4. Register to carry on the business of tattooing
  5. Apply for a licence to hire out horses
  6. Applying for a variation to an existing licence
  7. Keeping or training animals for exhibition
  8. Apply for a licence to breed animals
  9. Apply for a licence to sell animals as pets
  10. Apply for a licence to keep dangerous wild animals
  11. Apply for a licence to provide boarding for animals.
  12. You are here: Apply for a Zoo licence

Apply for a Zoo licence

Please be aware before applying for a new Zoo licence: 

  • You are unable to apply to Rotherham Council until at least 2 months have passed from your submission of your notice of intent.
  • You will need the date that your notification of intent was published.
  • You will need the name of one local and one national newspaper that your notice of intent appeared in.
  • You will need the Zoo operators name
  •  You will need the Zoo's proposed name
  • You will need details of any proposed changes from the notice of intent.

If you are applying to renew your existing licence, you will only be able to do this if your existing licence is due to expire within the next 8 months.

Please ensure that you have the following details to hand before beginning this application:

  • Zoo operators details
  • Your current zoo licence number

This is a chargeable service and is charged at £1414.00 for first application, and £2089.00 at renewal.

If you wish to apply for or renew a zoo licence please use the link below:  

Apply for or renew a Zoo licence

  • Previous page: Apply for a licence to provide boarding for animals.

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