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The Animals in Science Regulation Unit is responsible for administering and enforcing The Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 in England, Scotland and Wales.
How to deal with threats - like grey squirrels and rhododendron - to protect native species and habitats in woodlands.
You may need a licence if you can’t avoid disturbing protected birds and animals to survey, film or photograph them.
Import risk categories under the Border Target Operating Model for live animals, animal products, plants and plant products imported to Great Britain.
How to apply for a clinical trial including eligibility, phases, model IMPDs, costs and how to make changes to your application.
Guidance and regulatory advice on how to apply for licences issued under ASPA and how your compliance with ASPA and your licence conditions will be assessed.
The carnivores you can feed, when your site must be registered, authorised, or recognised, and the animal by-products you can use.
When to follow Balai rules to import animals and germinal products to Great Britain from EU and non-EU countries.
What a movement is, who needs to report moves, and how to prepare to move sheep and goats.
You need a licence to keep certain kinds of wild or dangerous animals: contact your council for more information
What you need to do to export live animals from the UK.
What you need to do if you keep, grow, find or sell certain invasive plant species and your responsibilities to prevent their spread.
How to unload, handle and hold animals at sites where animals not for human consumption are killed, and how the site must be designed.
Guidance on completing your annual return of procedures.
Guidance for prescribing vets on the use of the cascade.
Rules to follow if you’re moving animals or animal products from one country to another and transiting through Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales), known as ‘landbridge’ movements.
Placing a veterinary medicine on the market, including non-medicinal products, medicinal words and phrases, how to obtain advice, report non-compliance.
We work to safeguard animal and plant health for the benefit of people, the environment and the economy. APHA is an executive agency, sponsored by the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs , the Welsh Government , and The...
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