Animal Husbandry

If you professionally or on a larger scale care for your own or others' animals, receive others' animals for compensation, or receive animals for the purpose of rehoming or boarding them, you may need a permit from the County Administrative Board. The same applies if you breed animals, lend animals for compensation, or sell animals.

A permit from the County Administrative Board is required under the Animal Welfare Act (2018:1192) for activities involving companion animals, horses, and fur animals. Examples of activities requiring a permit include riding schools, dog daycare, cat and dog boarding facilities, and breeding. For larger operations with farm animals, horses, and mink, a permit is also required under the Environmental Code. Visitor activities with more than three visits per year where visitors have direct contact with animals must be notified to the County Administrative Board.