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Details of certificates issued under the Special Import System for the top ten veterinary medicines that were imported 1 April to 30 June 2024.
Fishing vessels are required to fit and maintain in operation an automatic identification system (AIS)
Find out what you can do to keep your birds free of avian influenza by registering for one of Defra's webinars.
Get a licence to interfere with badger setts for the purpose of undertaking watercourse or drainage maintenance operations.
An overview of beaver activities and the 5-step management approach.
Rules food businesses should follow for any meat produced from poultry or farmed game birds originating within a disease control zone.
Only farmed salmon and sea trout, and wild fish caught in legal net and trap fisheries, can be legally bought and sold in England.
Lists of confined establishments in Great Britain, Jersey and the Isle of Man approved to export or move captive-bred birds to the EU or Northern Ireland.
General authorisation for Official Veterinarians and Approved Tuberculin Testers to carry out pre- and post-movement testing of cattle to control the spread of bovine TB.
Standards for the quality of science and research processes that contractors who carry out research on behalf of Defra must follow.
Get a licence to carry out investigations of wildlife and other crime that could affect protected species and their habitats in England.
Find an approved control post to rest livestock being imported to, exported from, or transiting through Great Britain.
Get a general licence to sell and exhibit mealy redpoll that have been bred in captivity. The bird must be ringed with a size C ring.
The terms and conditions for paying the common user charge.
Get a general licence to trap stoats to conserve vulnerable wild birds.
Get a general licence to trap stoats to prevent serious damage to vulnerable livestock.
Supplementing the guidance contained in the Standards of Modern Zoo Practice.
Register as a manufacturer, importer or distributor of active substances for use in veterinary medicines.
Guidance on the Specific Batch Control (SBC) scheme for release of product on to the UK market.
Information about the available funding from the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) scheme
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