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How vets in England and Wales can submit samples to APHA for non-statutory diagnostic testing.
How to assess a planning application when there are white-clawed crayfish on or near a proposed development site.
This Code of Practice (the Code) applies to all cats.
This guidance document has been published to help local authorities carry out their duties.
Guidance on medicines for food and non-food horses and record keeping requirements including the horse passport.
Find out what to do if you need to register a biodiversity gain site and record allocation of off-site biodiversity gains to a development at the same time.
The strategy sets out the Marine Management Organisation's overall approach to achieving compliance.
A list of places where you can bring consignments of plants, seeds and produce into the UK, including ports and airports.
Find out about the different marine species and how they are protected UK wildlife legislation.
Apply to run a microchip implantation course, apply for a microchip exemption for a dog or cat, or report an animal’s reaction to a microchip.
Clarification for the interpretation of the new elements within the Veterinary Medicines Regulations (VMRs), as amended, relating to combating antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
Apply for an authorisation to manufacture extemporaneous preparations, autogenous vaccines, stem cell products or blood products for non-food animals.
Guidance on section 14 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act, which prevents the wild release of certain plants and animals in England and Wales.
The criteria you must meet to secure a licence to release Eurasian beavers into the wild in England.
The licence sets out where you can fish, what you are not allowed to fish and the limits for the stocks you are allowed to fish and land.
When you can get permission to catch eel or elver by trap or net in England. How to apply and rules to follow.
Find out about the process and costs to apply for Defra disinfectant approval.
How to apply for a licence to import, release or keep non-native animals.
Legal requirements for the sale of veterinary medicines on the internet and the VMD Accredited Internet Retailer Scheme (AIRS).
Cattle owners and keepers must follow the conditions of this licence when they move their animals.
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