HL Deb 02 November 1999 vol 606 c80WA
Lord Seaford

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food will seek to persuade district councils to adopt standard fees and conditions for Dangerous Wild Animal Licences, where species are used in farming. [HL4327]

Lord Whitty

Responsibility for issuing licences under the Dangerous Wild Animals Act 1976 rests with local authorities. In determining an application for a licence, it is the authority that stipulates the fee, which must be sufficient to cover the costs which it incurs in processing the application.

Likewise, any conditions attached to a licence must in the authority's opinion be necessary or desirable for the purpose of securing the objective of the Act.