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An algorithm to assist in the identification of digital records of long-term historic value and digital information assets that hold no long-term value.
You need a licence to keep certain kinds of wild or dangerous animals: contact your council for more information
Open and closed season for hunting, what you can use and the wildlife you can hunt
You must follow the rules for hunting and shooting wildlife including:…
You can shoot certain species of game birds, quarry birds and waterfowl…
There are different rules for foxes, deer and other mammals. Foxes It’s…
Details of the Yellow Card scheme, which is the system for recording adverse incidents with medicines and medical devices in the UK.
Licences to release non-native species into the wild
The Illegal Wildlife Trade Challenge Fund (IWTCF) is a UK government competitive grants scheme aimed at eradicating the illegal trade in wildlife.
How to register to keep captive schedule 4 birds, when to ring them and when to microchip them.
Explains key issues in implementing policy to protect and enhance the natural environment, including local requirements.
How to deal with wild birds causing a health or safety issue, or a problem on your farm or fishery and when you need a licence.
How to assess a planning application when there are wild birds on or near a proposed development site.
Labelling rules for businesses in Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) and retailers in Northern Ireland, for certain agri-food products moved under the Northern Ireland Retail Movement Scheme.
What you must do to avoid harming birds and when you’ll need a licence.
Competent authorities must help to protect wild bird habitats on land and at sea, and avoid pollution to protect wild bird populations.
If you're a laboratory or scientific institution, use this licence to hold tissue samples from wild birds and animals during investigations into offences.
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