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Guidance explaining the different categories of animal by-products, how they should be used or disposed of, and where this can be done.
A list of species or subspecies from the EC Habitats Directive.
MMO byelaw covering specified areas in the following 13 marine protected areas.
How to assess a planning application when there are Eurasian beavers on or near a proposed development site.
How to get and maintain an ATT qualification, and what to do if you want to end your authorisation.
Sets out the proper use of the indication, “Suitable for horses and ponies prone to gastric ulcers”.
Apply for a licence to introduce, keep or farm non-native fish, lobsters and crayfish.
This guide gives an overview of plant health legislation for forestry in England for Forestry Commission staff and contract inspectors working in the sector.
A list of trade term codes to provide a description of your specimen to Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
The licences you must have to import animal pathogens or carriers to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales).
Reduce the risk of disease and find out where listed diseases have been confirmed in England and Wales
Find out how to sell wild birds and animals legally and safely, and what licences you need to get.
How to take samples and choose an appropriate diagnostic test for common clinical presentations in livestock and wildlife.
Details of premises approved to operate as quarantine facilities or centres for imported birds other than poultry.
Plants that you need a licence to sell.
When you can bring seal, walrus and sea lion products into Great Britain. How recognised authorities can get approval to export seal products to Great Britain for trade.
Find out how to control wild geese populations using egg oiling or by round-up and culling, if you’re permitted to do so under the terms of your licence.
Guidance on the handling of slurry and manure to help reduce the spread of antibiotic resistant bacteria.
How to care for animals on farms and in transport in severe hot or cold weather, floods or drought.
You may need a licence if you can’t avoid disturbing protected birds and animals to survey, film or photograph them.
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