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Register to vote Register by 18 June to vote in the General Election on 4 July.
Get a breed code to register a cattle, bison or buffalo birth.
Rules and standards for running an approved breeding programme and keeping a breed book or register of purebred animals, hybrid pigs and germinal products.
How to get plant breeders' rights and what protection it gives your plant varieties.
How to legally kill your own poultry, cattle, pigs, sheep, goats, rabbits and hares to eat at home.
The rules you must follow if you own an XL Bully dog in England and Wales.
Find out which birds and animals may be spared from culling during an outbreak of an exotic animal disease.
You can be fined if your dog is out of control in public - find out about Dog Control Orders, banned dogs, dog fouling and reporting a dangerous dog
From 31 December 2023 breeding, selling, advertising, rehoming, abandoning and allowing an XL Bully dog to stray will be illegal.
It is now illegal to breed, sell, advertise, gift, exchange, and abandon these dogs or let them stray.
How to manage tuberculosis (TB) in your non-bovine animals, when you can move them, and how to get compensation if you slaughter them.
UK Chief Vet urges owners to take all necessary steps to ensure they are complying with the law
Information about the ban on XL Bully dogs for owners, enforcement authorities, rescue centres and rehoming organisations, and vets.
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