My question... and please forgive me if i sound dense.... wouldnt you actually need to be selling things to get a PSL?? how can an ordinary hobbyist get one?

I think it's illegal for local councils to say that you need to have a separate DWAL if you want to keep DWAs on a pet shop licence.
"The provisions of this Act shell not apply to any dangerous wild animals kept in... premesis licenced as a pet shop under the Pet Animals Act 1951"- DWA Act.
Therefore, pet shop license holders are exempt from the act altogeter if they keep their DWAs in the licensed pet shop. By the terms of the act, a council might as well say that a zoo needs a DWAL alongside their zoo license, which of course is stupid!
So if your council seized your DWAs if you were keeping them under a pet shop license, you'd have a pretty strong case if you appealed.

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My council states that you can ONLY keep the animals specified on a license. I don't know where the law is for this, but there are quantity and specified things. Ie. it says "Snakes - 500", Lizards - 200, etc. and if I was allowed to keep Venemous, it would say "Venemous Snakes - 2" depending on the viv space I have. They check every year that we're not exceeding quantities, or that we don't have any animals not allowed - ie. i'm licensed to keep reptiles. I cant suddenly start selling live mice without updating my license, it's illegal for me to sell mammals as they're not on there. It's a different category. Venemous snakes are a different category to snakes. If you have a license that does not state a quantity of venemous snakes then you are not licensed to keep venemous snakes - that's how my council intereprets it.

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just applying for mine and in the first instance its 215 quid but then its 88 quid to re new every year

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mine would be somthing like 25 quid

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Yer, I reckon the act gives councils a bit to much freedom. Some councils just say no to every DWA application without even looking at where the animal would be kept. I think there should be very specific rules to be followed for each species; then it would be harder for councils to say 'no' for no reason and just out of ignorance.

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Might be worth having a look here. DWA Prices by county (2006)

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It's illegal for a council to refuse you a license provided you can meet the terms of the Act. At least one council has been sucessfully taken to court over refusing to issue a license in their area (I forget which council it was or when now though).

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something insane like 28 quid here hahahaaha

Lloyd

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Looks like about £50 or abouts plus vets fees for the Isle of Wight, its something I'm going to be seriously looking into in the not too distant future.