Animal Trader Licence

• Any person who carries on the business as an Animal Trader must have a licence issued by Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department

• An Animal Trader means a person who sells, or offers to sell, animals or birds other than a person selling or offering to sell any animal or bird kept by him as a pet or any offspring thereof.

• These regulations shall apply to all reptiles and warm-blooded vertebrates except cattle, sheep, goats and swine; and all birds except poultry.

•  Additional licence conditions (micro-chipping of dogs) applicable to traders of Dogs and Cats.

HOW TO APPLY:

• A licence must be obtained before business commences

• To apply for a licence, the application should be made on a prescribed form (Download Licence Application Form)(PDF Format) and submitted to Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department.

• The applicant should provide adequate information of his/her personal particulars, the animals to be traded on, and the correct address of the place where business is to be conducted in the application form.

• The applicant should have suitable premises and facilities for the holding of animals.

• An officer of this department will visit the premises and make a preliminary assessment of the suitability of the premises for the type of licence to be applied for. The applicant will be advised of the requirements for bringing the premises up to the requisite standard (Download Code of Standards) (PDF Format). He will be further advised of the requirements in writing.

• When the requirements are fully met with, and the premises and facilities thereof are considered up to the licensable standard, the applicant will be required to pay the prescribed fee and to subsequently collect the licence

• In the process of the licence/permit application, AFCD and/or the applicant may need to seek the advice/comments from other government departments and related organizations, e.g. Lands Department, Environmental Protection Department and Town Planning Board Secretariat.