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Find out what a volunteer bat roost visitor (VBRV) does and how to get trained and licenced to carry out bat roost visits.
Get a licence to interfere with badger setts for the purpose of undertaking watercourse or drainage maintenance operations.
Guidance explaining the different categories of animal by-products, how they should be used or disposed of, and where this can be done.
Standard rules for discharges to surface water: cooling water and heat exchangers.
How Defra and Natural England license the control of certain wild bird species.
How to assess a planning application when there are Eurasian beavers on or near a proposed development site.
Laws and regulations protecting farm animals at shows and markets, including the suitability of pens, cages or hutches
Legal requirements for the sale of veterinary medicines on the internet and the VMD Accredited Internet Retailer Scheme (AIRS).
This guide gives an overview of plant health legislation for forestry in England for Forestry Commission staff and contract inspectors working in the sector.
Competent authorities must take action to help protect, conserve and restore the protected habitats and species of European sites.
Fees for animal by-product premises inspection and approval or conditional approval services provided by the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA).
Lists of confined establishments in Great Britain, Jersey and the Isle of Man approved to export or move captive-bred birds to the EU or Northern Ireland.
Get a licence to trap edible dormice for health and safety and other purposes.
A list of species or subspecies from the EC Habitats Directive.
List of rabies quarantine premises and transporters authorised by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
MMO is proposing management measures for offshore marine protected areas (MPAs) in The Eastern Channel region.
Sets the governance framework for training and continuous professional development under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 (ASPA).
How vets can submit samples to APHA laboratory testing services and prices for these services.
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.
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