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You need a licence to run a pet shop in Northern Ireland
Find out which live animals and animal foods or feeding stuffs are zero-rated for VAT.
Guidance and legislation covering pet welfare and animal cruelty.
How to get a licence to sell animals as pets, and the conditions you'll need to meet.
Animal by-products (ABPs) you can use to make pet food, how to provide samples, and how to package your products.
Information on the legal responsibilities of people who own or care for domestic pets
Reported problems with the supply of an animal medicine and the date when the issue is expected to be resolved.
How to get a handling or storage site approved, how to store animal by-products (ABPs) and derived products, and how to build the site.
What animal by-products (ABPs) are, how to set up a site that uses them safely, the paperwork you need, and how to dispose of them.
How to comply with the exemption from the Veterinary Medicines Regulations that allow certain animal medicines to be sold without an authorisation.
Apply for an authorisation to manufacture authorised veterinary medicines and medicines marketed under the Exemptions for Small Pet Animals.
How to clean and disinfect after an animal disease outbreak and store and dispose of the washwater.
How to reduce the risk of disease from your animal feed storage units.
Find out what you need to do to keep wild birds or animals legally and safely, including when you need a licence and how to get one.
Guidance on prescribing or supplying veterinary medicines including requirements for registration and inspection of premises.
How to import or move live animals and germinal products from the EU to Great Britain.
Resources for reducing the risk of infection from handling raw pet foods.
Seeking evidence on what the effects of introducing a ban on third party sales of puppies and kittens in England would be.
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