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This enforcement policy sets out the general principles and approach taken by the VMD.
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.
You may need a licence if you can’t avoid disturbing protected birds and animals to survey, film or photograph them.
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 get approval to transport pet cats, dogs and ferrets, and when you must transport assistance dogs with their owners.
Details of premises approved to operate as quarantine facilities or centres for imported birds other than poultry.
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.
The code provides game farmers with information on how to meet the welfare needs of their animals, required in the Animal Welfare Act 2006.
How landowners and occupiers can assess the threat of ragwort on their land and control it.
Apply for your organisation to become a responsible body for conservation covenants.
A list of trade term codes to provide a description of your specimen to Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
Defra has produced the following guidance for IFCAs to help them understand and fulfil their role.
A webinar for veterinary professionals about how to identify and report a rabies case.
Environment Agency regulatory position on storing and treating litter, straw, slurry and washwater in a location where an animal disease outbreak has been identified by the Animal and Plant Health Agency.
Natural England's terms and conditions for applications to the register and payment of the application fee.
Use Natural England’s advice packages to find out if your activity, proposal or area has a potential impact on MPAs and the species and habitats within them.
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 take samples and choose an appropriate diagnostic test for common clinical presentations in livestock and wildlife.
Private cattle IFN-y testing, including when to test, how to apply for permission, carry out testing and submit samples to APHA.
When and how to test for salmonella if you breed turkeys, and what happens if a flock tests positive. Testing is part of the salmonella national control programme (NCP).
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