Amanda Evans used to run Godiva Reptiles and Exotics in Wyken
A Coventry pet shop owner has been fined for trading without a licence.
Amanda Evans, who ran Godiva Reptiles and Exotics, appeared before magistrates charged with trading without a pet shop licence.
Magistrates heard that Evans failed to apply for a new licence for 2017, despite continuing to trade as a pet shop.
The 39-year-old of The Barley Lea, Stoke Aldermoor, pleaded guilty by post and was fined £40, ordered to pay costs of £755 and a victim surcharge of £30.
A pet shop licence runs annually from January 1 to December 31, but Evans did not reapply for it to run the pet shop on Momus Boulevard in Wyken, Coventry.
The pet shop used to sell a variety of reptiles and exotic animals, but has since closed down.
Animal Welfare Officers from Coventry City Council carried out a successful test purchase leading to the prosecution.
Seriously, with everything else going on in the world?
