Trading Standards

Discover how we help businesses to comply with the law. Know how to get free advice, and how to complain if other traders aren't complying.

Our job is to ensure that businesses comply with a wide range of consumer protection laws.

The animal health team enforces laws made to protect the safety of meat that is for sale.

There are laws that affect the keeping of horses in Scotland. These laws have been made in order to protect the welfare of pet horses.

We have an enforcement policy which explains how we go about ensuring that traders comply with the law.

Because pigs can easily get and spread foot and mouth disease there are special laws relating to the keeping and moving of pigs.

Trading Standards Fees 2025/26

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