Scottish Government

Dear Sir/Madam,

CONSULTATION ON THE LICENSING OF ANIMAL DEALERS (SCOTLAND) REGULATIONS 2006

I am writing to invite comments on the enclosed consultation document on the Scottish Executive's proposal for the licensing of animal dealers in Scotland, which addresses the following:

• The concerns about the trade in pet animals
• The persons who would be required to hold a licence
• The need for newly purchased animals to be kept separate
• The granting of licences and the appropriate fee to be paid

The consultation package includes:

• A consultation document setting out the options for action
• A Partial Regulatory Impact Assessment; and
• Draft Regulations

The purpose of the consultation is to seek views on plans to licence animal dealers operating in Scotland. It will, therefore, help us improve the quality of the policy proposals and outcomes through evidence-based input from a range of stakeholders. Comments are welcome on any part of the consultation document. In particular, I would like to hear your views on the key questions set out in each section. We wish to identify expected benefits/risks and the potential costs to industry - especially those costs that might fall on small businesses.

Comments on the proposals should be sent to the address below by 23 February 2007. I would be grateful if you would clearly indicate in your response which questions or parts of the consultation document you are responding to, as this will aid the analysis of the responses. We need to know how you wish your response to be handled and, in particular, whether you are happy for your response to be made public. Please complete and return the Respondee Information Form (only required if you are providing a response to the consultation document) as this will ensure that we treat your response appropriately. If you ask for your response not to be published, we will regard it as confidential and we will treat it accordingly. All respondents should be aware that the Scottish Executive is subject to

the provisions of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002. We would therefore have to consider any request made under the Act for information relating to this consultation exercise.

Responses should be sent to:

Sarah Noble

By e-mail to animal.health@scotland.gsi.gov.uk
By fax to 0131 244 6616

If you have any queries about this consultation please e-mail or fax us as above, or call 0131 244 6482. Please let us know if you think anyone else should be consulted or feel free to pass this consultation on to other interested parties.

If you would like further copies of this consultation, or this document in an alternative format, such as large print, Braille, audiotape or disc, or in a community language please use the contact details above. I expect most respondents will find it easier to send in a written response, but if you would find it easier to respond in some other way (such as by telephone, audiotape or at a meeting) please contact as above to make the necessary arrangements.

This consultation, and all other Scottish Executive consultation exercises, can be viewed at http://www.scotland.gov.uk/consultations. You can telephone Freephone 0800 77 1234 to find out the location of your nearest Public Internet Access Point.

The Scottish Executive now has an e-mail alert system for consultations (SEconsult). This system allows stakeholder individuals and organisations to register and receive a weekly e-mail containing details of all new consultations (including web links). SEconsult complements, but in no way replaces SE distribution lists, and is designed to allow stakeholders to keep up-to-date with all SE consultation activity, and therefore be alerted at the earliest opportunity to those of most interest. I would encourage you to register.

Consultation is an essential and important aspect of Scottish Executive working methods. Given the wide-ranging areas of work of the Scottish Executive, there are many varied types of consultation. In general, however, consultation exercises aim to provide opportunities for all those who wish to express their opinions on a proposed area of work, to do so in ways which will inform and enhance that work. While details of particular circumstances described in a response to a consultation exercise may usefully inform the policy process, consultation exercises cannot address individual concerns and comments, which should be directed to the relevant public body.

The views and suggestions detailed in consultation responses are analysed and used as part of the decision making process. Depending on the nature of the consultation exercise, the responses received may:

• Indicate the need for policy development or review;
• Inform the development of a particular policy;
• Help decisions to be made between alternative policy proposals; and
• Be used to finalise legislation before it is implemented.

Where respondees have given permission for their response to be made public (via the Respondee Information Form) these will be made available to the public in the Scottish Executive Library by 23 March 2007. All responses, where agreement to publish has been given, will be checked for any potentially defamatory material before being logged in the library or placed on the website. The library is located at Saughton House, (K Spur) Broomhouse Drive, Edinburgh, EH11 3XD and you can make arrangements to view responses by contacting the SE Library on 0131 244 4565. Responses can be copied and sent to you, but a charge may be made for this service.

If you have any comments about how this consultation exercise has been conducted, please send them to the response address above.

Yours faithfully

Ian W Strachan
Head of Animal Welfare Team

List of consultees

A R C Animal Breeding Analysts of Scotland
Aberdeen Airport
Aberdeen City Council, Chief Executive
Aberdeen City Council, Environmental Health
Aberdeen Harbour Board
Aberdeen University, School of Law
Aberdeenshire Council, Chief Executive
Aberdeenshire Council, Environmental Health & Waste Management
Aberdour Harbour
Acorn Internet Ltd
Action of Churches Together in Scotland ( ACTS)
Advocates for Animals
Age Concern Scotland
Angus Council, Chief Executive
Angus Council, Environmental & Consumer Protection
Animal Aid
Animal Concern
Animal Consultants & Training Association
Animal Defenders
Animal Defenders/ NAVS
Animal Health Trust
Animal Welfare Trust
Anti-docking Alliance
Arbroath Harbour
Ardene House Veterinary Practice
Argyll & Bute Council, Chief Executive
Argyll & Bute Council, Environmental Health
Associated British Ports
Association for the Study of Reptilia and Amphibia
Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland
Attwooll, Elspeth MEP
Balhall Riding Stables & Boarding Kennels
Banff Harbour
BASC Scotland
Birdcare Company
Blue Cross
Born Free Foundation
British Council of Docked Breeds
British Dog Breeders Council
British Greyhound Racing Board
British Greyhound Racing Fund
British Hamster Association
British Herpetological Society
British Horse Society
British House Rabbit Association
British Rabbit Council
British Rabbit Producers Association
British Small Animal Veterinary Association
British Society of Animal Production
British Society of Animal Science
British Transport Police
British Veterinary Association
British Veterinary Association Scottish Branch
Budgerigar Society
Cage & Aviary Birds
Canavan, Dennis MSP
Canine Concern Scotland Trust
Canine Crisis Council
Captive Animals Protection Society
CARROT (Care and Rehoming Rabbits of Tayside)
Cat Action Trust 1977
Catflap
Catholic Parliamentary Office
Cats Protection
CBI Scotland
Central Scotland Police
Chariots of Fire Driving Centre
Charlestown Harbour
Chartered Institute of Environmental Health
Chinchilla Club
Church of Scotland
City of Edinburgh Council, Chief Executive
City of Edinburgh Council, Environmental Health Service for Communities
Clackmannanshire Council, Chief Executive
Clackmannanshire Council, Development & Environmental Services
Clyde Port Operations Ltd
Clydeport Ltd
Cockburn Farm Co.
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar, Chief Executive
Comhairle Nan Eilean Siar, Environment & Consumer Services
Commission for Racial Equality
Companion Animals Welfare Council
Compassion in World Farming
Confederation of Scotland's Elderly
Convention of Scottish Local Authorities
Crown Office
Dalhousie Estates
Dean Castle Riding Centre
Deer Commission for Scotland
DEFRA Animal Welfare Division
DEFRA European Wildlife Division
Denholm, Leslie (Mr)
Disability Rights Commission Office for Scotland
Dog Aid Society of Scotland
Dog Breeders Association
Dog World Ltd
Dogs Trust
Dumfries & Galloway Constabulary
Dumfries & Galloway Council, Environmental Health & Trading Standards
Dumfries and Galloway Council, Chief Executive
Dunbar Harbour Trust
Dundee City Council, Chief Executive
Dundee City Council, Environmental Health & Trading Standards
East Ayrshire Council, Chief Executive
East Ayrshire Council, Protective Services
East Dunbartonshire Council, Chief Executive
East Dunbartonshire Council, Consumer Services
East Dunbartonshire Council, Environmental Health
East Lothian Council, Chief Executive
East Lothian Council, Environmental Health & Trading Standards
East Renfrewshire Council, Chief Executive
East Renfrewshire Council, Environment & Protective Services
Easterton Stables
Edinburgh Airport
Elie Harbour Trust
Endangered Dogs Defence & Rescue Ltd
Environment and Rural Development Committee
Epona Veterinary Practice
Equal Opportunities Commission Scotland
European Committee
Exotic Animal Welfare Trust
Faculty of Advocates
Falkirk Council, Chief Executive
Falkirk Council, Environmental Health Development Services
Feathered World
Federation of Small Businesses
Feline Advisory Bureau
Fife Constabulary
Fife Council Transportation Services
Fife Council, Chief Executive
Fife Council, Trading Standards
Fife Kennel Association
Foreign Bird League
Forker-Walker, Janet (Ms)
Fort William Harbour
Forth Ports PLC
Fraserburgh Harbour Commissioner
Fur & Feather Magazine
Galloway Wildlife Conservation Park
Glasgow Airport
Glasgow City Council, Chief Executive
Glasgow City Council, Environmental Protection Services
Glasgow Prestwick Airport
Glasgow Prestwick International Airport
Glenmarkie Riding Centre
Gore, Mauvis (Dr)
Gorgie City Farm
Governing Council of the Cat Fancy
Grampian Animal Defence League
Grampian Pig Producers
Grampian Police
Greenock Harbour
Greyhound Action
Greyhound Action Scotland
Greyhound Awareness League
Greyhounds UK
Heads of Ayr Farm Park
Help the Aged
Highland Council, Chief Executive
Highland Council, TEC Services
Highland Pony Society
Highland Reptile Centre
IFAWUK
Inclusion Scotland
Institute of Auctioneers & Appraisers in Scotland
International League for the Protection of Horses ( ILPH)
Inverclyde Council, Chief Executive
Inverclyde Council, Environmental Health & Consumer Services
Inverness Harbour Trust
Kennel Club
Kinlochbervie Harbour
Kirkcudbright Harbour Office
LACORS
LACORS/ COSLA
Larne Harbour Ltd
Lawyers for Animal Welfare
League Against Cruel Sports
Legal Deposit - The Bodlean Library
Legal Deposit - The British Library
Legal Deposit - The National Library of Scotland
Legal Deposit - The National Library of Wales
Legal Deposit - The University Library
Leith Port Office
Lerwick Port Authority
Libby Anderson
Library of Trinity College
Local Enterprise Ayrshire
Loch Ness Riding
Lochinver Harbour
Lothian & Borders Police
MacDonald, Margo MSP
Mallaig Harbour Authority
Marine Terminal
Maritime & Coastguard Agency
Martin, David MEP
McNicol, D (Mrs)
Methil Harbour
Midlothian Council, Chief Executive
Midlothian Council, Environmental Health
Miller, Bill MEP
Moncrieff, H
Montrose Port Authority
Moray Council, Chief Executive
Moray Council, Environmental Health
Mossburn Community Farm
National Equine Welfare Council
National Fancy Rat Society
National Greyhound Racing Club Ltd
National Mongolian Gerbil Society
National Mouse Club
National Pig Association
National Pigeon Association
NFU Scotland
NHS Grampian
North Ayrshire Council, Chief Executive
North Ayrshire Council, Environmental Services
North Ayrshire Council, Legal and Protective Services
North Lanarkshire Council, Chief Executive
North Lanarkshire Council, Planning & Environmental Health
Northern Constabulary
Northern Constabulary, Orkney Area Command
Old Quay Campbelltown
Organic Industry Development in Scotland
Orkney Harbour Authority Building
Orkney Islands Council, Chief Executive
Orkney Islands Council, Environmental Health
Ornamental Aquatic Trade Association ( OATA) Ltd
Palacerigg Country Park (N.L.C.)
Parrot Society UK
Passport for Pets
Paterson, Millar (Mr)
Pathhead Equestrian Centre
People's Dispensary for Sick Animals ( PDSA)
Performing Animals Welfare Standards International ( PAWSI)
Perth & Kinross Council, Environmental Health
Perth & Kinross Council, Trading Standards
Perth and Kinross Council, Chief Executive
Perth Harbour
Pet Advisory Committee
Pet Care Trust
Peterhead Bay Authority
Peterhead Harbour Authority
Pets As Therapy
Pets at Home Ltd
Playle, K (Mrs)
PO Irish Ferries
Pocock, Iain (Mr)
Political Fund for Animal Welfare
Port Administration Building Yell
Port Edgar Harbour
Port Ellen Pier
Port of Dundee Ltd
Port Patrick Harbour
Prince of Wales Docks
Pro Dogs National Charity
Purvis, John MEP
Quarantine Kennel Owners Association
Rabbit Charity
Rabbit Welfare Association
Renfrewshire Council, Chief Executive
Renfrewshire Council, Public & Environmental Health
Reptilian Magazine
Road Haulage Association
Rosyth Europarc
Rothesay Harbour
Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies
Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons
Royal Environmental Health Institute of Scotland
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds Scotland
Royal Zoological Society Scotland
Rural Development Committee
Sam G. Thomson Farrier Services
Scottish Agricultural College
Scottish Badgers
Scottish Borders Council, Chief Executive
Scottish Borders Council, Trading Standards
Scottish Centre for Infection & Environmental Health
Scottish Chambers of Commerce
Scottish Churches Parliament Office
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Scottish Consumer Council
Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations
Scottish Disability Equality Forum
Scottish Equestrian Association
Scottish Executive Library (2 copies)
Scottish Gamekeepers' Association
Scottish Green Party
Scottish Inter Faith Council
Scottish Kennel Club
Scottish Labour Party
Scottish Liberal Democrats
Scottish National Party
Scottish Natural Heritage
Scottish Older Persons' Advisory Group
Scottish Pensioners' Forum
Scottish Police Federation
Scottish Rural Property and Business Association
Scottish Socialist Party
Scottish SPCA
Scottish Wildlife Trust
Scottish Youth Parliament
Scrabster Harbour
SEERAD, Ayr
SEERAD, Galashiels
SEERAD, Highland Area Sub-Office
SEERAD, HQ
SEERAD, Inverness
SEERAD, Inverurie
SEERAD, Perth
Shetland Harbour Authority
Shetland Islands Council, Chief Executive
Shetland Islands Council, Environmental Health
Short Sea Ports
Society for Companion Animal Studies
Society of Chief Officers of Trading Standards Scotland
Society of Local Authority Chief Executives (Scotland)
South Ayrshire Council, Chief Executive
South Ayrshire Council, Environmental Health
South Ayrshire Council, Trading Standards
South Lanarkshire Council, Chief Executive
South Lanarkshire Council, Trading Standards
SPICe (5 Copies)
Sports International Scotland Ltd
St Andrews Harbour Office
St Andrews Harbour Trust
Stena Line
Stevenson, Struan MEP
Stihler, Catherine MEP
Stirling Council, Chief Executive
Stirling Council, Environmental Health
Stonehaven Harbour Office
Stornoway Port Authority
Strathclyde Police
STUC
Sullom Voe Port Authority
Tayport Harbour Trust
Tayside Police
Troon Harbour
Turner, Jean MSP
Ullapool Harbour
University of Aberdeen
Vetwork UK
Wallets Marts Castle Douglas Limited
Waterside Action Group
Weipers Centre of Equine Welfare
West Dunbartonshire Council, Chief Executive
West Dunbartonshire Council, Environmental Service
West Lothian Council, Chief Executive
West Lothian Council, Environmental Health & Trading Standards
Wick Harbour
Women's Food and Farming Union
World Animal Net
World of Wings
World Parrot Trust
World Society for the Protection of Animals
Young, John (Mr)

RESPONDEE INFORMATION FORM

CONSULTATION ON THE LICENSING OF ANIMAL DEALERS (SCOTLAND) REGULATIONS 2006

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