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How to legally kill your own poultry, cattle, pigs, sheep, goats, rabbits and hares to eat at home.
This guidance summarises the requirements, controls and sanctions that Border Force applies to firearms and offensive weapons when they are imported into the UK.
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.
Rules on restraining methods, stunning pens, captive bolt, gas and electrical stunning equipment, bleeding animals and shackling and hoisting animals.
Licensing guidance, good practice on firearms law, and forms for applying for approvals under the law.
Statistics on police use of Taser, England and Wales, 2015.
Scientific Advisory Committee on the Medical Implications of Less-Lethal Weapon (SACMILL) and its predecessor, DOMILL medical statements.
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