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Find out how and when you can apply to be an accredited consultant for bat roost mitigation work, how to register sites, and if you need to pay.
Definitive fees charged for applications under Schedule 7 of the Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2013.
Get a licence to sell dead specimens of protected species legally taken from the wild before 30 October 1981.
Recognised breed societies for bovine, ovine, porcine and caprine species, and recognised breed operations for hybrid breeding pigs.
Contact details for Local Nature Partnerships in England.
Get a licence to possess and transport dead specimens of certain animals for scientific or educational purposes.
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.
Guidance for competent authorities applying to Defra for market access to export animals and animal products to Great Britain, or to amend existing trading conditions.
How to assess a planning application when there are Eurasian beavers on or near a proposed development site.
How MMO byelaws are made and what they protect.
How to manage the health and welfare of poultry during transport, at market and during slaughter.
Find out how to sell wild birds and animals legally and safely, and what licences you need to get.
Get a licence to interfere with badger setts for the purpose of conducting forestry operations.
List of designated slaughterhouses to use for bird flu restricted premises.
Penalty notices and fines that apply for fisheries offences, including illegal catch and marketing offences.
Get a general licence to take mallard duck eggs for incubation and rearing in captivity as long as you release them later in the year.
Environment Agency regulatory position on scattering or burying pet ash at a pet cemetery which is registered with the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA).
Standard rules for channel habitat structures made of natural materials occupying up to 100 metres of a main river.
How Defra and Natural England license the control of certain wild bird species.
Get a general licence to release native and formerly native wild bird or animal species whose release is normally prohibited.
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