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Find out when and how to take samples, and what happens if one of your flocks tests positive.
Find out how to validate your facility when you seek approval to open, including special requirements for continuous and blood processors.
Find out which plants are banned from sale, which need a licence and how to get a licence.
Guidance for enforcement authorities who use penalty notices for animal health and welfare offences.
MMO is proposing management measures for offshore marine protected areas (MPAs) in The Irish Sea region.
Guidance on completing your annual return of procedures.
Method of payment for fees charged for the specific activities carried out by the VMD.
Check for listed disinfectants for aquaculture; or apply to have your product listed.
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.
How to spot contagious equine metritis, what to do if you suspect it and measures to prevent its spread.
How to spot equine viral arteritis, what to do if you suspect it and measures to prevent its spread.
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.
How to apply for a licence to hire out horses, and the conditions you'll need to meet.
Tuberculosis (TB) testing in zoos, safari parks and other collections, the qualifications needed and when vets and Official Veterinarians must apply for permission from the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA).
Register for a licence to survey bats using harp traps for scientific, research, or educational purposes including informing development projects.
Get a licence to catch alive or kill wild birds on or around your aerodrome for air safety purposes.
Guidance on the Specific Batch Control (SBC) scheme for release of product on to the UK market.
Get a licence to interfere with badger setts for the purpose of conducting forestry operations.
An overview of beaver activities and the 5-step management approach.
This manual helps practitioners in local authorities and the police in England and Wales in dealing with dog-related incidents.
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