Guidance and regulation

The rules you must follow if you own an XL Bully dog in England and Wales.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Updated: 19 April 2024

Use IPAFFS to notify enforcement authorities about imports to Great Britain.

• From: Animal and Plant Health Agency and 1 others
• Updated: 30 April 2024

How enforcement officers can apply the conformation standard to check if a dog is an XL Bully.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Updated: 1 February 2024

• XL Bully conformation standard

  General impression Large dog with a muscular body and blocky head,…

Official vets and inspectors in England, Scotland and Wales: register or sign in to EHC online to certify export health certificates.

• From: Animal and Plant Health Agency and 1 others
• Updated: 7 November 2023

Exporters in England, Scotland and Wales: register or sign in to EHC online to apply for an export health certificate.

• From: Animal and Plant Health Agency and 1 others
• Updated: 7 November 2023

How to get an export health certificate to export or move live animals and animal products from Great Britain to the EU, Northern Ireland or non-EU countries.

• From: Animal and Plant Health Agency and 2 others
• Updated: 16 April 2024

Advice and guidance on protecting animal welfare on farms, in transport, at markets and at slaughter.

• From: Animal and Plant Health Agency and 1 others
• Updated: 16 August 2023

Guidance for local authority inspectors on licensing activities involving animals.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Updated: 2 April 2024

How to import or move live animals and germinal products from the EU to Great Britain.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Updated: 30 April 2024

How to import animals and animal products to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales), the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man from non-EU countries.

• From: Animal and Plant Health Agency and 2 others
• Updated: 30 April 2024

How to apply for a licence to offer boarding for cats and dogs, and the conditions you'll need to meet.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Updated: 4 November 2020

How to get a licence to breed dogs, and the conditions you must meet.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Updated: 4 November 2020

A list of organisations in England, Scotland and Wales that inspect and certify animals and animal products for export. The list does not include every certifier.

• From: Animal and Plant Health Agency
• Updated: 29 April 2024

How to solve a pest problem with foxes, moles and mink using traps, snares and other methods.

• From: Natural England
• Updated: 19 April 2023

When to follow Balai rules to import animals and germinal products to Great Britain from EU and non-EU countries.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Updated: 30 April 2024

What you must do to bring your pet to the UK from Ukraine if you are seeking refuge.

• From: Animal and Plant Health Agency and 1 others
• Updated: 30 March 2023

How to get a licence to sell animals as pets, and the conditions you'll need to meet.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Updated: 2 February 2021

How to legally kill your own poultry, cattle, pigs, sheep, goats, rabbits and hares to eat at home.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Updated: 5 June 2023

Check if you need an Article 10 certificate for commercial use of endangered species on the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) list.

• From: Animal and Plant Health Agency and 1 others
• Updated: 5 April 2022

The Secretary of State specifies minimum standards that zoos in England are expected to meet.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Updated: 25 October 2017