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How to keep rabbits on farms and your housing health and feed responsibilities.
Case studies of completed measures or measures being progressed in river basin districts from 2015.
Information about what government sees as the potential role of Local Nature Partnerships.
Get a licence to capture and transport live Eurasian otters (Lutra lutra) that are trapped in fisheries to prevent damage.
Official guidance on the training, qualifications and appointments of Official Veterinarians (OVs) who seek to perform work on behalf of an EU member state.
If you're a laboratory or scientific institution, use this licence to hold tissue samples from wild birds and animals during investigations into offences.
Get a general licence to sell dead wild birds and their parts.
This treaty was presented to Parliament in January 2026.
How to keep farmed goats, and your responsibilities for their health, housing and feed.
Detailed scheme rules and application forms to fish in the Sole Recovery Zone with regulated gears.
MMO have carried out assessments on the impacts of fishing activities on highly mobile species features including harbour porpoises and marine bird species. These assessments are captured within the draft fishing gear MPA Im…
Fishery products must be traceable at all stages of production, processing and distribution, from catch or harvest to retail sale.
Register for a licence to set up feeding stations for hen harriers in northern England and report your actions.
Get a licence to interfere with badger setts for the purpose of undertaking watercourse or drainage maintenance operations.
Supplementing the guidance contained in the Standards of Modern Zoo Practice.
Details of skipper responsibilities, device specification and requirements, VMS+ guidance, and reports.
Get a general licence to show certain species of captive bred birds in competition.
Get a general licence to remove abandoned or unsuccessful eggs from wild birds' nests between 1 September and 31 January.
How to export or move ungulates (hooved animals) and captive-bred birds to the EU and Northern Ireland for conservation, display, education or research.
How to apply for a fisheries dispensation from UK laws to carry out scientific research from a fishing vessel in English waters.
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