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Licences for activities affecting birds.
Know which licence or certificate you must have to restrain, stun or kill animals which are not for human consumption, and how to carry out these operations.
Apply to control wild birds for air safety, conservation, public health and safety or to prevent disease or agricultural damage.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the management of rough grazing for birds option.
Find out about the latest bird flu situation in England and guidance for bird keepers and the public.
You need a wildlife licence if you want to keep, breed or exhibit birds of prey in Northern Ireland
When and how to take samples from breeding chickens for the salmonella national control programme (NCP), and what happens if a flock tests positive.
Competent authorities of exporting countries should use the relevant model health certificate as a template to create a version exporters can apply for to export live birds to Great Britain, the Channel Islands or Isle of Man.
Use a licence to move poultry, poultry by-products, eggs, material or mammals in, out or within a bird flu disease zone.
Apply for a licence to show birds for competition that are not fitted with the correct close ring and find out how to report your actions.
As an authorised person, use this general licence to keep disabled schedule 4 wild birds for up to 15 days to rehabilitate them.
Licences for gatherings of poultry or other captive birds.
How to meet expected welfare, health and safety standards in the horse industry if keeping horses for commercial purposes in the UK.
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