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The licence or certificate you need to slaughter or kill animals, the operations covered and how to apply.
How councils assess and deal with nuisance odours from industrial, trade and business premises.
The types of work on or near a main river or sea defence that don't need an environmental permit so are excluded from the regulations.
Advice to give pregnant women on infections that can be transmitted via contact with animals that are or have recently given birth.
How to legally kill your own poultry, cattle, pigs, sheep, goats, rabbits and hares to eat at home.
Find out how to return goods requiring import and export declarations after importing them to another country, or if they're rejected for import at another country’s border.
Guidance from 31 March 2026 for waste collection authorities in England on ensuring good waste collection services for households.
Apply for a specific licence for any movement or activity in a bird flu (avian influenza) disease zone not covered by a general licence.
Waste codes for common construction and demolition waste.
Find out when you must label your meat, fish or seafood product with its country of origin.
Find out about the UK geographical indication (GI) schemes that protect the geographical names of food, drink and agricultural products, and the UK GI schemes registers.
Check the requirements you must follow under your Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) agreement for the SFI expanded offer for 2024.
When to use hydrological and hydraulic modelling as part of a flood risk assessment for a planning application, and the expected standards.
A biodiversity gain plan shows how a development will achieve biodiversity net gain.
Understand which wipes will be banned, when plastic wet wipes can still be sold, and how the ban will be enforced.
Access the vet summary templates for all species. These should be filled in as part of an animal health and welfare review or endemic disease follow-up.
Common waste codes for batteries, lightbulbs and electrical devices.
Lists of organisations and countries or territories outside the UK (third countries) that can certify organic food, feed and seed for import into Great Britain.
Your responsibilities to check equipment for fluorinated gas (F gas) leaks.
Non-statutory standards for the design, maintenance and operation of surface water drainage systems in England.
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