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Animal and Veterinary Service (AVS)

Retail Group Pet Licence

How to apply for a retail group pet licence for cats and dogs

Last updated 9 December 2025

Pets kept for sale in pet shops 

All cats/dogs that are intended for sale by pet shops must be licensed under a retail group pet licence via the PALS (opens in new tab). 

When a cat/dog is sold, pet shops are required to perform the transfer of licensing, be they to individuals or other pet businesses via PALS (opens in new tab). 

For step-by-step instructions for the following on pet licensing e-services, please refer to the Pet Animal Licensing System (PALS) user guide.  

Download it here:  

Pet Animal Licensing System (PALS) user guide for pet businesses [PDF, 5.3MB] (opens in new tab) 

Applying for a retail group pet licence  

To obtain a group pet licence, you first need to have a pet shop licence. We will process the group pet licence for you after you have obtained a valid pet shop licence. 

You must update your group pet licence (opens in new tab) if there are any changes to the licence owner and/or cat/dog details via PALS. 

Licence fees  

Retail group pet licence fees

Number of animals

Licence fees

101 - 200 animals 

 S$1,000 per annum  

51 - 100 animals 

 S$500 per annum 

21 - 50 animals 

S$250 per annum 

11 - 20 animals 

  S$100 per annum 

10 animals or fewer  

 S$50 per annum 

Note: The group pet licence tier is not an approval for pet shops to keep up to maximum number in the respective tier. Pet shops would still need to comply with the pet shop licensing conditions for the display and sale of dogs and cats as well as the number of dogs and cats indicated on the pet shop licence.