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Register to vote Register by 18 June to vote in the General Election on 4 July.
Advises on how planning can manage potential noise impacts in new development.
Apply for a licence to kill or take fish-eating birds causing significant damage to a fishery and find out how to report your actions.
How councils assess and deal with nuisance odours from industrial, trade and business premises.
What counts as a bird gathering, and how to notify the Animal and Plant Health Agency.
Register to keep up to 49 birds, including any you’re keeping as pets.
Apply for a licence to disturb protected species of wild birds for photography and find out how to report your actions.
Common causes of artificial light nuisance, lights that are exempt and how councils can assess light.
Find out how you could do the SFI actions for integrated pest management.
Information to help you answer your query before you contact us.
How to spot Newcastle disease, what to do if you suspect it and measures to prevent its spread.
Wildlife protection - find out if you need a licence to kill, disturb or move animals, birds or fish
How to register to keep captive schedule 4 birds, when to ring them and when to microchip them.
How to prevent the introduction and spread of animal and bird disease by following good hygiene and biosecurity standards.
The signs of bird flu and how to report it in poultry and other captive birds.
The symptoms, diagnosis, management and epidemiology of avian influenza (bird flu).
Form for a bird keeper to register chicks bred in captivity and confirm that closed rings or microchips have been fitted.
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