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What to do if you think you've seen a wildlife crime.
Code of recommendations and guidance for laying hens, meat chickens, ducks, turkeys and other birds bred on farms.
Rules to follow if you’re moving animals or animal products from one country to another and transiting through Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales), known as ‘landbridge’ movements.
How to manage beaver activities on your land without a licence and when you need a licence.
How to operate a zoo, including understanding licences and inspections.
How to get a licence to keep animals for exhibition, and the conditions you'll need to meet.
Find out about the different marine species and how they are protected UK wildlife legislation.
The measures that must be taken by animal feed businesses to legally trade feed between GB, NI, the EU, and non-EU countries from 1 January 2021.
How to apply for a licence to modify or remove dams, burrows and lodges at any time of year.
How to submit an application, data package and responses for proposed or existing marketing authorisations.
Guidance for the pharmaceutical industry on how to apply for an authorisation to place a veterinary medicine on the UK market or part of, or to expire one.
This guidance document has been published to help local authorities carry out their duties.
Guidance for enforcement authorities who use penalty notices for animal health and welfare offences.
How to apply for a licence to capture, transport and re-release beavers or modify or remove beaver dams, burrows and lodges at any time of year.
Why you need a marine wildlife licence if you are going to disturb a protected species, how to apply and how to report an incident.
How to keep and breed pigs, and your responsibilities for housing, feeding and looking after them.
How to notify the Marine Management Organisation that you are carrying out a seismic or geophysical survey.
This enforcement policy sets out the general principles and approach taken by the VMD.
How to apply for a licence to hire out horses, and the conditions you'll need to meet.
Invited applicants can apply for a grant to add a veranda onto, or to upgrade or replace existing laying hen or pullet housing to improve animal health and welfare. Applications closed at 11.59pm on 28 April 2026.
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