Guard Dog Kennels registration
| Licence summary |
If you operate a guard dog kennels you must be registered with Dungannon and South Tyrone Borough Council. If you are successful you will be provided with a certificate of registration. It is an offence not to display this registration certificate, if one is issued. Authorised officers of the district council will have the power to enter and inspect premises. |
| Eligibility Criteria |
If you have been disqualified from keeping a dog under the Welfare of Animals Act (Northern Ireland) 1972 you shall not be eligible to be registered to operate a guard dog kennels. The premises will be inspected for suitability before they can be registered. |
| Regulation Summary |
Regulation requirements |
| Application Evaluation Process |
Application to register your premises is free of charge. If the kennels are to be registered this will be done within 10 working days of council approval. |
| Will Tacit Consent Apply? | No. It is in the interests of public safety and the welfare of animals that the premises are fully compliant with regulations before they are registered. The application will therefore be processed before any premises are registered. If you have not heard from the Council within a reasonable period, please contact us. You can do this online here if you applied through the UK Welcomes service or telephone the Environmental Health Department on 028 8772 0366, or email environmental.health@dungannon.gov.uk |
| Apply online | Apply to register a Guard Dog Kennels Tell us about a change to your registered kennels |
| Forms to Download, print and post |
Application for Registration of Guard Dog kennels |
| Contact Details | Telephone: 028 8772 0366 Fax: 028 8770 0368 E-mail: environmental.health@dungannon.gov.uk Environmental Health Department Dungannon & South Tyrone Borough Council Circular Road DUNGANNON BT71 6DT |
| Public register | For information on how to access the register of Guard Dog Kennels premises in the Borough click here |
| Failed Application Redress | You are advised to take up any issue with Dungannon and South Tyrone Borough Council in the first instance. You may make written representations to the council within 14 days of service of the notice of intended refusal, giving reasons why the application should not be refused. If the application is still refused after your representations have been considered the council will serve notice of this and you will have the right to appeal to the local Magistrates Court. |
| Licence Holder Redress |
Please contact Dungannon and South Tyrone Borough Council in the first instance. If a registration is cancelled the holder has the right to appeal the decision to the local Magistrates Court. If an appeal is made the cancellation will have no effect until such times as the appeal is determined by the court. |
| Consumer Complaint | We would always advise that in the event of a complaint the first contact is made with the operator by you - preferably in the form a letter (with proof of delivery). If that has not worked, if you are located in the UK, Consumer Direct will give you advice. From outside the UK contact the UK European Consumer Centre. |
| Other Redress | Any complaints on how a registered premises is operated should be made directly to the Environmental Health Department. |
| Trade Associations | None |
