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Check if your import, export or re-export needs a permit or certificate under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
How to apply for a Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) permit to move or trade endangered species.
When you need consent for a proposed operation or management change on land in a SSSI and how to apply.
Register for a licence to take, disturb or possess hazel dormice to survey for research, conservation or development projects – and report actions taken under the licence.
What counts as a bird gathering, and how to notify the Animal and Plant Health Agency.
How enforcement officers can apply the conformation standard to check if a dog is an XL Bully.
How to dispose of dead wild birds or ask for them to be removed.
As a local authority or local planning authority, when to publish your biodiversity report and what to include.
Prescribing or supplying veterinary medicines including requirements for registration and inspection of premises.
What you need to do to buy, sell or hire out items made of or containing ivory in the UK.
How to solve a pest problem with foxes, moles and mink using traps, snares and other methods.
When and how to measure a habitat or development’s impact on biodiversity.
The minimum standards that zoos are expected to meet.
How to import animals and animal products to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales), the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man from non-EU countries.
Manage your birds’ housing and welfare when they must be kept inside because of disease outbreaks.
Find out what documents you need, and records you must keep, to meet animal welfare in transport requirements.
As a vet or pharmacist, you must follow legal requirements when working with controlled drugs in veterinary medicine.
How a competent authority must decide if a plan or project proposal that affects a European site can go ahead.
How to apply for a licence to offer boarding for cats and dogs, and the conditions you'll need to meet.
As a public authority, understand what the biodiversity duty is and how to comply with it.
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