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Rules for local authorities to follow when registering a premises to produce bottled drinking water, or carrying out ongoing checks.
Find out how you could do the SFI actions for farmland wildlife on arable and horticultural land.
Rules for feeding, watering, prioritising, holding animals for slaughter, and the design and layout of a slaughterhouse.
The type of seasonal work you can do on farms, who can apply, and where you can find work.
Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) contact details for private vets, Official Veterinarians, and others in an official capacity.
How to keep farmed sheep, and your responsibilities for their health, housing and feed.
List of approved blood testing laboratories to monitor the effectiveness of rabies vaccines.
Apply for a specific licence for any movement in a bluetongue zone not covered by a general licence.
Find out if your land is in a nitrate vulnerable zone (NVZ) and how to appeal.
How to deal with wild birds causing a health or safety issue, or a problem on your farm or fishery and when you need a licence.
Find out what milk you can use in farm animal feed, and how to process it for general sale or register to supply it to farms unprocessed.
Read the agreement holder’s guide for agreements starting on or after 3 January 2024 until 31 December 2024.
Clarifications on the certification of animal products for imports of medium risk animal products, for use by vets, importers and border officials.
Read about the requirements and procedures you will need to follow, and how to manage your agreement once you're an agreement holder.
How to import and move eggs for human consumption to Great Britain (England, Wales and Scotland) from EU and non-EU countries.
Private veterinary surgeons (PVS) can use this service to report the prescription of a BTV-3 vaccination.
Countryside Stewardship agreement holders must follow these terms and conditions if they applied for an agreement after 5 January 2023.
Read the agreement holder’s guide for agreements starting on or after 2 January 2025 until 31 December 2025.
Guidance for vets, importers and border control officials when importing animal products that are being returned to Great Britain.
You must get a movement licence for animals that have been refused a passport, animals born before 1 August 1996 and unregistered calves.
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