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How the Animals in Science Regulation Unit sets and upholds standards and compliance at all establishments licensed under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act.
Which chemicals you can use in or near a bat roost and what you need to know before you use them.
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.
Guidance for EU exporters, exporters from the rest of the world and UK importers, on how to import groupage or mixed load consignments of animal products into Great Britain.
A summary of the river basin planning process the Environment Agency and others have followed in reviewing and updating the river basin management plans.
Find out how to sell wild birds and animals legally and safely, and what licences you need to get.
Guidance for vets on canine brucellosis from the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA).
List of the fish names (commercial designations) accepted at the point of retail in the United Kingdom.
Get conservation advice on the impact of activity on a marine site and find out the status of advice using the interactive map.
A best practice guide to assist with the design and implementation of Payments for Ecosystem Services schemes.
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.
Guidance for land managers and growers of trees, plants or crops about APHA’s plant health surveillance programme, why the surveys take place and what to expect from a survey inspection.
How to apply for a licence to capture, transport and re-release beavers or modify or remove beaver dams, burrows and lodges at any time of year.
Explainer for the pharmaceutical industry on the implementation of Pharmacovigilance requirements during the transition time from the date the revised VMR have effect in GB to 17 May 2027.
How to assess a planning application when there are invertebrates on or near a proposed development site.
Vets can sign up to get text or email alerts from the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) for animal health threats for livestock and small animals.
Vets can contact APHA to get expert advice about unusual animal disease or mortality in England and Wales.
References and list of enforcement notices and prosecutions which involved illegal activity with animal medicines in the last year.
How Defra and Natural England license the control of certain wild bird species.
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