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Check if you need an Article 10 certificate for commercial use of endangered species on the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) list.
What you need to do to export or move food, drink and agricultural products.
Licences and authorisations to import genetic material, research and diagnostic samples, trade samples and display items, and some live animals and animal products.
The signs of bluetongue virus, how you must report it and what happens when you do.
Manage your birds’ housing and welfare when they must be kept inside because of disease outbreaks.
Find out what you must do before you get a pet pig, how to register as a keeper and get a pig walking licence and what you can feed pet pigs.
Guidance for exporters in England, Scotland and Wales on applying for an export health certificate.
Register and manage your access to EHC Online using Government Gateway and your Defra account.
Services provided and contact details for Veterinary Investigation Centres (VICs) and surveillance pathology partners in England and Wales.
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 report farm animal welfare concerns to the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) in England.
Quality and labelling rules for growing, packing, distributing, importing and selling fresh fruit and vegetables.
Information on practices and procedures covered under the Plant Varieties Act 1997, the Plant Breeders’ Rights Regulations 1998 and the Seeds Regulations 2001.
Use this service to apply for a temporary land association (TLA) or temporary county parish holding (tCPH) number. This is needed when you temporarily keep livestock on someone else's land.
Get help with animals, disease and byproducts from APHA Field Services Scotland.
Apply for a specific licence for any movement or activity in a bird flu (avian influenza) disease zone not covered by a general licence.
When you can get permission or a licence to trap crayfish in England. How to apply and rules to follow.
A list of organisations in England, Scotland and Wales that inspect and certify animals and animal products for export. The list does not include every certifier.
What you need to do to export live animals from the UK.
How food shops, manufacturers, and distributors must dispose of or handle former foodstuffs or food waste.
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