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When you can get permission to catch eel or elver by trap or net in England. How to apply and rules to follow.
List of words and phrases that will cause a veterinary product to be medicinal by presentation either through use or contextual use.
Legal requirements for the sale of veterinary medicines on the internet and the VMD Accredited Internet Retailer Scheme (AIRS).
Guidance on listed diseases of fish and shellfish and their status in England and Wales, including what happens if a disease is suspected or confirmed.
Information about sweet chestnut blight (Cryphonectria parasitica), including how to report sightings.
Find out what happens when you report a notifiable animal disease and how to get support.
Standing advice for local planning authorities, developers and ecologists for assessing the impacts of wind farms on wild birds.
What to do if you think you've seen a wildlife crime.
How to apply for an individual licence to release common pheasants and red-legged partridges on special protection areas, special areas of conservation, or within 500 metres of their boundaries – and report actions taken und…
Find out when you must consult Natural England or the Environment Agency if you're preparing plans or considering development proposals.
Manage your birds’ housing and welfare when they must be kept inside because of disease outbreaks.
Explainer on product information templates to be used by applicants and Marketing Authorisation Holders (MAHs) of veterinary medicines.
Request initial informal advice or paid advice from Natural England about consent for activities on your SSSI land.
Register for a licence to displace water voles to allow work that could disturb them or damage their burrows and report your actions.
A list of places where you can bring consignments of plants, seeds and produce into the UK, including ports and airports.
Who can fish commercially, who can buy and sell first-sale fish, how to report sales information.
Find out how to export live fish, molluscs and crustaceans for farming, ornamental, or any other purpose except direct human consumption
Where you can build a pet cemetery, the animals you can bury there, how it must be built and how to register.
How to assess a planning application when there are protected wild plants, fungi or lichens on or near a proposed development site.
Terms and conditions for paying for a wildlife licence to carry out work that affects wildlife and its habitat.
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