Services

Local authorities maintain a public register of dog breeding businesses.

You must apply to the local authority for a licence if you wish to breed dogs as a business.

Local authorities operate dog pounds to rehome dogs that have been delivered to the pound.

Local authorities may provide information and advice on local film locations, crews, registering a location, permission to film, film trails and film history.

You must hold a valid licence if you manage a dog kennel with 20 or more dogs. You can apply to the local authority for an annual licence.

Local authorities, together with other stakeholders, may run an affordable music education programme for children and young people including participation in choirs and ensembles, as part of the national Music Generation initiative.

Local authorities may commission artists to create sculptures, paintings or murals which focus on the historical and cultural context of the area where they are displayed.

Local authorities may arrange to seize stray horses on public land and take them to an animal pound to be reclaimed or rehomed.

Local authorities, together with other stakeholders, may run events and activities in theatre, music and film to encourage children and young people to take part in the arts.

Local authorities may test and monitor zoonoses such as bacteria, parasites and viruses which can transfer infectious diseases from animals to humans.