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Submit samples from dogs and cats for free identification of exotic worms and worm-like parasites by the APHA.
Check if an online retailer that sells pet medicines is on the Veterinary Medicines Directorate’s accredited internet retailer scheme (AIRS)
Templates for creating a biodiversity gain plan for a phased development, to send to your local planning authority.
Get a licence to catch certain birds trapped on food premises.
Form to apply for a licence or certificate of competence to slaughter or kill animals.
Request a correction to data incorrectly entered into Sam, APHA's online system for submitting tuberculosis (TB) test results.
Use the CRAY2 form to apply for a licence to keep non-native crayfish in England and Wales
Details and forms for transferring fixed quota allocation units and getting a new holding statement.
Submit samples for diagnostic testing or a post-mortem examination by APHA.
Wildlife protection - find out if you need a licence to kill, disturb or move animals, birds or fish
Submit samples from cattle for diagnostic testing or a post-mortem examination by the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA).
Apply for a licence to interfere with badger setts for agriculture, forestry and drainage purposes and to prevent damage and find out how to report your actions.
Apply for a licence to manage and control certain non-native (alien) species.
The conditions you must meet to apply for and use Approved Importer status to commercially import dogs, cats and ferrets into Great Britain from Belarus, Poland, Romania or Ukraine.
Find nature reserves, national parks and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty and green spaces
Use this form to request Natural England's advice on planning applications and applications for nationally significant infrastructure projects.
Apply for a licence to release non-native (alien) and schedule 9 species, or capture, possess or transport native Eurasian beavers and release them into secure enclosures. Includes how to report your actions.
Apply for a licence to move and keep certain non-native (alien) species for animal welfare purposes.
How to get a county parish holding (CPH) number to move racing pigeons from England and Wales to the EU or Northern Ireland for racing back to Great Britain.
Apply for a licence to kill wild birds for falconry and find out how to report your actions.
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