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Use this service to apply for a licence to move birds or animals onto or off premises in disease control zones.
Forms and contingency plan for a premises to apply for a licence to hold an animal gathering.
How to apply for a licence to capture, transport and re-release beavers or modify or remove beaver dams, burrows and lodges at any time of year.
How to get a licence to sell animals as pets, and the conditions you'll need to meet.
You may need a licence if you can’t avoid disturbing protected birds and animals to survey, film or photograph them.
Licensing bodies and collective management organisations can agree licences with users on behalf of owners and collect any royalties the owners are owed.
Check if your import, export or re-export needs a permit or certificate under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
Form to apply for approval to feed category 1 animal by-products (ABPs) to zoo animals.
How to apply for a licence to import, release or keep non-native animals.
Forms to apply for permits to move and use non-native animals and plants.
Apply for a licence to kill, take, disturb or possess wildlife for survey, research or conservation work, or to prevent stoats from damaging livestock.
How to assess planning proposals that may affect great crested newts if the developer applies to use the Natural England district level licensing (DLL) scheme.
When you need to use a movement licence and designated slaughterhouses for bluetongue restricted premises.
Apply for a licence to release non-native (alien) and schedule 9 species, or release native Eurasian beavers into secure enclosures, and how to report your actions.
Wildlife protection - find out if you need a licence to kill, disturb or move animals, birds or fish
Information on the legal responsibilities of people who own or care for domestic pets
Apply for premises approval to move animals covered by the Balai Directive.
Apply for a licence to keep certain non-native species for exhibition or for science and education purposes and find out how to report your actions.
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