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Guidance for local authority inspectors on licensing activities involving animals.
What you must do to avoid harming birds and when you’ll need a licence.
How to dispose of dead wild birds or ask for them to be removed.
Understand how to compensate for environmental harm caused by offshore wind projects.
What you need to do to buy, sell or hire out items made of or containing ivory in the UK.
When you need consent for a proposed operation or management change on land in a site of special scientific interest (SSSI) and how to apply.
The signs of bird flu and how to report it in poultry and other captive birds.
How to stop the spread and dispose of invasive non-native plants that can harm the environment in England.
Find out what documents you need, and records you must keep, to meet animal welfare in transport requirements.
Get information about biodiversity gain sites and any off-site gains allocated to developments.
What veterinary businesses and veterinary professionals need to know now that the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published the final report of its vet services market investigation.
How to assess a planning application when there are protected species on or near a proposed development site.
How a competent authority must decide if a plan or project proposal that affects a European site can go ahead.
When you can get permission to trap or remove crayfish in England, how to apply, and rules to follow.
How to solve a pest problem with foxes, moles and mink using traps, snares and other methods.
Find bird flu disease control zones and the rules you must follow in each zone.
As a vet or pharmacist, you must follow legal requirements when working with controlled drugs in veterinary medicine.
Apply for a licence to control wild birds for air safety, conservation, public health and safety or to prevent disease or agricultural damage.
Prescribing or supplying veterinary medicines including requirements for registration and inspection of premises.
Guidance for prescribing vets on the use of the cascade.
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