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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.
How to use a comma-separated values (CSV) file when uploading commodity details about plants and plant products to the Import of products, animals, food and feed system (IPAFFS).
Guidance for vets on brucella canis from the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA).
Requirements for businesses that operate or service electrical switchgear that contains sulphur hexaflouride (SF6).
List of currently authorised veterinary medicines containing controlled drugs (CDs) and their requirements for special storage and witnessed destruction.
How to assess a planning application when there are water voles on or near a proposed development site.
Guidance for the veterinary pharmaceutical industry on the production of mock-ups for assessment.
Get a licence to catch alive or kill wild birds on or around your aerodrome for air safety purposes.
When and how to test for salmonella if you breed chickens, and what happens if a flock tests positive. Testing is part of the salmonella national control programme (NCP).
Reduce the risk of disease and find out where listed diseases have been confirmed in England and Wales
Get advice from Natural England on planning proposals that will require a protected species mitigation licence and what charges apply.
Environment Agency regulatory position on scattering or burying pet ash at a pet cemetery which is registered with the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA).
Learn how to enter the Bees’ Needs Champion Awards and get involved in Bees’ Needs Week, with posters and activity sheets to download and use.
How to manage beaver activities on your land without a licence and when you need a licence.
Find out about the strategic licence trial for work that affects water voles in Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, Thurrock or Southend-on-Sea.
Find out how to protect wildlife and habitats and apply for wildlife licences so you can legally operate in woodlands and forests.
Get a general licence to remove abandoned or unsuccessful eggs from wild birds' nests between 1 September and 31 January.
As an authorised person, use this general licence to keep disabled schedule 4 wild birds for up to 15 days to rehabilitate them.
How to manage game birds during a bird flu (avian influenza) outbreak.
Why you need a marine wildlife licence if you are going to disturb a protected species, how to apply and how to report an incident.
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