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Apply to import a medicine for veterinary use into the UK.
What you must do to avoid harming badgers and when you’ll need a licence.
If you suspect anyone of illegal felling then you can check if permission exists and, if necessary, report the incident to the Forestry Commission.
This guidance explains the appropriate measures that regulated facilities permitted to store, treat or transfer (or both) non-hazardous and inert waste should consider.
How to develop a management system and keep it up to date so that you can carry out activities under an environmental permit.
Biosecurity and hygiene standards to keep animals safe from bluetongue virus.
Find an approved UK border control post (BCP) to check the animals, animal products or high-risk food and feed of non-animal origin (HRFNAO) in your consignment.
Information to help answer your query and how to contact the VMD for specific services or enquiries.
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.
When you need to do an environmental risk assessment, when the Environment Agency will do it for you, and how to do a risk assessment.
How to assess sector-specific planning applications that could affect air quality on a protected site.
Steps businesses must take to make sure their products meet the EU regulation on deforestation-free products (EUDR) if they market them in, move them to or export them from Northern Ireland.
Capital grant support is available for the development of new and existing low-carbon heat networks. This page contains guidance and details of how to apply via Triple Point.
How climate change agreements (CCAs) work, who is eligible and which sector associations hold a CCA.
The UKSIA manages UK domestic fishing vessel access to non-UK waters and foreign vessel access to UK waters.
Quality and labelling rules for growing, packing, distributing, importing and selling fresh fruit and vegetables.
From 7 October 2025, dogs commercially imported from Romania must have a negative Brucella canis test result. Find out how to send samples to Great Britain for testing.
Get help to improve water and air quality, and reduce flood risk on agricultural land.
Rules on buffer strips that you must follow if you have hedgerows on or next to land used for agriculture.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the woodland management plan item.
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