Licence?

[Camey®]

Hi do you need a licence to breed reptiles and sell the babies to reptile shops and private customers???
Thanks stu

[MJ75]

Originally Posted by Camey®

Hi do you need a licence to breed reptiles and sell the babies to reptile shops and private customers???
Thanks stu

If you set out with the intention of breeding for profit (It sounds like you do) you will need a pet traders license, obtainable from your local council.

[Camey®]

Originally Posted by MJ75

If you set out with the intention of breeding for profit (It sounds like you do) you will need a pet traders license, obtainable from your local council.

Ive had a look at the local council and they do licences for Dangerous Wild Animals & Pet Shops which im neither so i dont know what to do!

[MJ75]

Originally Posted by Camey®

Ive had a look at the local council and they do licences for Dangerous Wild Animals & Pet Shops which im neither so i dont know what to do!

You don't have to have a shop (Retail premises) to need a pet traders license. People who sell fish and inverts via the internet etc still require them. Call them and they'll tell you what you need in order to trade legally.

[Meko]

if you're a private breeder than no you don't. If you're breeding as a business then you probably will.

[Bluejen]

Originally Posted by Camey®

Ive had a look at the local council and they do licences for Dangerous Wild Animals & Pet Shops which im neither so i dont know what to do!

the pet shop licence is the correct one you need (a stupid name that confuses everyone it really should be changed)

[messengermatt]

Alslo if you have a pet shop license i believe you arent allowed to seel them at shows ?

[ian14]

You do not need a PSL if you are only selling surplus animals which you have bred yourself.
If you needed a PSL to sell the results of your own breeding projects then there would not be many people doing it legally! It has nothing to do with profit really, as you are making a profit from selling your own CB young.

However, if you were buying animals from others and then selling them on yourself for a profit you would need a PSL.

Alslo if you have a pet shop license i believe you arent allowed to seel them at shows ?

This is correct, it is because these events are deemed to be members events, to allow private hobbyists to sell surplus animals they have bred themselves.

[SnakeBreeder]

Originally Posted by ian14

You do not need a PSL if you are only selling surplus animals which you have bred yourself.
If you needed a PSL to sell the results of your own breeding projects then there would not be many people doing it legally! It has nothing to do with profit really, as you are making a profit from selling your own CB young.

However, if you were buying animals from others and then selling them on yourself for a profit you would need a PSL.

Quote:Alslo if you have a pet shop license i believe you arent allowed to seel them at shows ?

This is correct, it is because these events are deemed to be members events, to allow private hobbyists to sell surplus animals they have bred themselves.

Nicely covered

[madaboutreptiles]

It seems it is different in parts of the country.......

According to my local environmentl health officer

If I breed reptiles and sell wholesale to pet shops and online sales only I do NOT need a PSL..

If

I sell direct to members of the public then I DO need a PSL...