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How growers and traders can use Northern Ireland plant health labels (NIPHLs) to move plants and seeds for planting from Great Britain to Northern Ireland.
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 with planning permission at the same time.
Register to use a licence to displace water voles to allow Internal Drainage Boards to carry out works that could disturb or damage their burrows and report actions taken under this licence.
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.
Find out what a volunteer bat roost visitor (VBRV) does and how to get trained and licenced to carry out bat roost visits.
As a local authority or local planning authority, when to publish your biodiversity report and what to include.
What you must do to avoid harming hazel dormice and when you’ll need a licence.
Guidance for the veterinary pharmaceutical industry on applying for maximum residue limits (MRLs) in the UK.
For manufacturers and distributors of intermediate and final feedingstuffs containing a medicinal premix or specified feed additives in Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
How to import and move eggs for human consumption to Great Britain (England, Wales and Scotland) from EU and non-EU countries.
Follow the code and guidance if you’re considering a species reintroduction or other conservation translocation. Use the forms to record your project and apply for a conservation translocation licence.
Register for a licence to survey barn owls to assess the effect of a development project on them.
How landowners and occupiers can assess the threat of ragwort on their land and control it.
Which chemicals you can use in or near a bat roost and what you need to know before you use them.
How a marketing authorisation holder should report a defect with a veterinary medicine.
Information on what a border control post (BCP) is and the sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) checks that take place there.
Find out about the process and costs to apply for Defra disinfectant approval.
Register for a licence to survey bats using harp traps for scientific, research, or educational purposes including informing development projects - and report actions taken under the licence.
Find out what you can do to keep your birds free of avian influenza by registering for one of Defra's webinars.
Apply for a licence to introduce, keep or farm non-native fish, lobsters and crayfish.
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