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Use this service to notify the Fish Health Inspectorate (FHI) before you export or move live fish or shellfish.
Get a general licence to take mallard duck eggs for incubation and rearing in captivity as long as you release them later in the year.
Find out about pests and diseases that could be affecting your trees.
Which chemicals you can use in or near a bat roost and what you need to know before you use them.
You may need a licence if you can’t avoid disturbing protected birds and animals to survey, film or photograph them.
How Defra and Natural England license the control of certain wild bird species.
This table of key dates shows the dates for when an avian influenza control zone is declared around a premises.
How to spot Echinococcus multilocularis, what to do if you suspect it and how to prevent its spread.
Guidance on the Batch Release Request scheme for an immunological veterinary medicine to be placed on the UK market.
How to use the Northern Ireland plant health label (NIPHL) scheme to move used agricultural and forestry machinery or vehicles (UAFM) from Great Britain to Northern Ireland.
Placing a veterinary medicine on the market, including non-medicinal products, how to obtain advice and report non-compliance.
Find out what animal by-products (material with animal content) you can use in a small scale compost heap and if your heap needs approval.
How MMO byelaws are made and what they protect.
How to check if an ivory item you're buying or hiring has been registered or certified as exempt, and what you need to do as a new owner.
Register for a licence to survey great crested newts for scientific, research or educational purposes, including informing development projects - and report actions taken under a licence.
How landowners and occupiers can assess the threat of ragwort on their land and control it.
Explainer for the pharmaceutical industry on the implementation of Pharmacovigilance requirements during the transition time from the date the revised VMR have effect in GB to 17 May 2027.
Find out the tests that are most commonly requested from APHA, their test codes, and the correct laboratory to send samples.
Requirements for an Animal Test Certificate (ATC) to carry out the field trial of a veterinary medicine in animals (clinical trial) in the UK.
Find out which plants are banned from sale, which need a licence and how to get a licence.
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