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This leaflet has been produced to assist in the identification of injurious weeds as prescribed in the Weeds Act 1959.
How to stop harmful weeds spreading onto land used for grazing livestock or growing crops, how to dispose of them and how to report them if they’ve spread.
This note provides guidance on the methods which can be used to control the five injurious (harmful) weeds specified in the Weeds Act 1959.
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 stop the spread and dispose of invasive non-native plants that can harm the environment in England.
Use this form to complain about an infestation of injurious weeds where there is a risk those weeds will spread to other land.
How to apply for authorisation to import, move or keep specified material and the fees you must pay.
Find out which plants are banned from sale, which need a licence and how to get a licence.
Check if you need a licence or phytosanitary certificate to export plants and plant products.
How to identify, stop the spread and dispose of Japanese knotweed in England.
Find out how to apply VAT zero rating for the supply of those plants and seeds that are used to grow food for human consumption.
How to import plants, fruit, vegetables, cut flowers, trees, seeds and used agricultural machinery to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) from the EU.
Plant health controls, imports and exports, certification schemes, plant passporting and listed quarantine plant pests.
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