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Laws and regulations protecting farm animals at shows and markets, including the suitability of pens, cages or hutches
A list of designated responsible bodies able to enter into conservation covenant agreements with landowners in England.
Get a licence to trap edible dormice for health and safety and other purposes.
Reported problems with the supply of an animal medicine and the date when the issue is expected to be resolved.
Fees for animal by-product premises inspection and approval or conditional approval services provided by the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA).
Apply for your organisation to become a responsible body for conservation covenants.
Penalty notices and fines that apply for fisheries offences, including illegal catch and marketing offences.
How to keep and breed pigs, and your responsibilities for housing, feeding and looking after them.
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.
How MMO byelaws are made and what they protect.
A summary of the main programmes and strategic initiatives to protect and improve the water environment.
We have a team of experts who specialise in technical aspects of maritime baselines, limits, zones and boundaries.
The Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 make new provision for the protection of animals used for experimental or other scientific purposes.
Plants that you need a licence to sell.
The conditions you must follow if you carry out cage trapping and dispatch of wild birds under Defra and Natural England licences.
Applications for a certificate of exemption have now closed.
Guidance for competent authorities applying to Defra for market access to export animals and animal products to Great Britain, or to amend existing trading conditions.
Competent authorities must take action to help protect, conserve and restore the protected habitats and species of European sites.
Find out when and how to report a notifiable tree pest or disease in the UK, and information on services such as Tree Alert, TreeCheck and Observatree.
Find out what a volunteer bat roost visitor (VBRV) does and how to get trained and licenced to carry out bat roost visits.
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