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Add your business to the Animal and Plant Health Agency list of authorised distance plant sellers.
All references to Area VII are to Area VII within British Fishery Limits only. Details of the approach to managing the over 15 metre Area VII crab and scallop fishing sector to keep the fishery within UK effort limits.
Find out how to sell wild birds and animals legally and safely, and what licences you need to get.
We have a team of experts who specialise in technical aspects of maritime baselines, limits, zones and boundaries.
Why you need a marine wildlife licence if you are going to disturb a protected species, how to apply and how to report an incident.
List of the fish names (commercial designations) accepted at the point of retail in the United Kingdom.
Get a general licence to release native and formerly native wild bird or animal species whose release is normally prohibited.
How to assess a planning application when there are freshwater pearl mussels on or near a proposed development site.
How to amend or remove a registration on the biodiversity gain sites register, or amend an allocation of off-site biodiversity gains to a development.
Clarification for the interpretation of the new elements within the Veterinary Medicines Regulations (VMRs), as amended, relating to combating antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
Register as a manufacturer, importer or distributor of active substances for use in veterinary medicines.
Pig owners and keepers must follow the conditions of this licence when they move pigs.
How your personal information is used when you report dead wild birds.
Find out when and how to report a notifiable tree pest or disease in the UK, and information on services such as Tree Alert, TreeCheck and Observatree.
How to keep farmed sheep, and your responsibilities for their health, housing and feed.
Guidance for the veterinary pharmaceutical industry on the production and submission of the Summary of Product Characteristics (SPCs) and product literature mock-ups.
Guidance for competent authorities submitting a residue control plan and test results to Defra for exports of products of animal origin for human consumption to Great Britain.
This page explains what animal feed and pet food are, and shares insights from Root Cause Analysis (RCA) investigations into feed safety incidents reported to the FSA. It highlights common hazards, root causes, and practical…
Requirement to analyse samples from food producing animals for residues of veterinary medicines and prohibited substances.
How to do a responsible species reintroduction or other conservation translocation that involves moving plants, animals or fungi to another location in the wild.
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