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Guidelines and guidance for vets, farmers and animal keepers on the responsible use of antimicrobials.
Register for a licence to survey bats using mist nets and acoustic lures for scientific, research or educational purposes, including informing development projects.
How to apply for a licence from Natural England to release beavers into the wild in England.
List of the fish names (commercial designations) accepted at the point of retail in the United Kingdom.
This document explains what the law is and assists each agency in defining their responsibilities.
This note provides guidance on the methods which can be used to control the five injurious (harmful) weeds specified in the Weeds Act 1959.
How the Animal and Plant Health Agency and other enforcement bodies can use enforcement and sanctioning powers to secure compliance with illegal ivory dealing.
Get a general licence to release native and formerly native wild bird or animal species whose release is normally prohibited.
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.
Find out what you can do to stop deer causing damage to your property.
How to apply for a commercial domestic fishing licence for vessels over 10 metres.
Competent authorities must help to protect wild bird habitats on land and at sea, and avoid pollution to protect wild bird populations.
The main mechanisms to protect and improve the water environment in each river basin district.
Current quota catch limits for the over 10 metres non-sector pool including details on 3 monthly limits for stocks
Owners or occupiers of land, or people authorised by them, can use this general licence to release common pheasants or red-legged partridges on special areas of conservation and within their 500m buffer zones.
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.
MMO byelaw covering specified areas in the following 13 marine protected areas.
Get a licence to capture and transport live Eurasian otters (Lutra lutra) that are trapped in fisheries to prevent damage.
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 to get and maintain a Food Competent Certifying Officer (FCCO) qualification.
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