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When you can get a licence to catch salmon or sea trout by net in England. How to apply and rules to follow.
How to assess a planning application when there are natterjack toads on or near a proposed development site.
Method of payment for fees charged for the specific activities carried out by the VMD.
How to get and maintain a Food Competent Certifying Officer (FCCO) qualification.
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.
Guidelines and guidance for vets, farmers and animal keepers on the responsible use of antimicrobials.
We have a team of experts who specialise in technical aspects of maritime baselines, limits, zones and boundaries.
Find out what animal by-products (material with animal content) you can use in a small scale compost heap and if your heap needs approval.
Get a general licence to release native and formerly native wild bird or animal species whose release is normally prohibited.
A list of species or subspecies from the EC Habitats Directive.
Guidance for enforcement authorities who use penalty notices for animal health and welfare offences.
How to apply for a commercial domestic fishing licence for vessels over 10 metres.
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.
How to get approval to transport pet cats, dogs and ferrets, and when you must transport assistance dogs with their owners.
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.
How the Animals in Science Regulation Unit sets and upholds standards and compliance at all establishments licensed under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act.
Trappers of certain species of mammal must use traps that meet international humaneness standards.
How to assess a planning application when there are Eurasian beavers on or near a proposed development site.
Find out about the licences you need and rules you must follow to import Specified Animal Pathogens into England, Scotland and Wales.
List of rabies quarantine premises and transporters authorised by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
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