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This Code of Practice (the Code) applies to all cats.
Guidance for local authorities on licence conditions and keepers’ responsibilities for privately kept primates.
This guidance document has been published to help local authorities carry out their duties.
Licence conditions for keeping primates from the family Callitrichidae (callitrichids).
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 farmed sheep, and your responsibilities for their health, housing and feed.
Find out about the different marine species and how they are protected UK wildlife legislation.
This enforcement policy sets out the general principles and approach taken by the VMD.
How to submit an application, data package and responses for proposed or existing marketing authorisations.
Guidance for enforcement authorities who use penalty notices for animal health and welfare offences.
How to get a licence to keep animals for exhibition, and the conditions you'll need to meet.
Wild animals cannot be exhibited or used in a performance as part of a travelling circus in England.
Apply for a licence to introduce, keep or farm non-native fish, lobsters and crayfish.
How to notify the Marine Management Organisation that you are carrying out a seismic or geophysical survey.
Guidance explaining the different categories of animal by-products, how they should be used or disposed of, and where this can be done.
What to do if you think you've seen a wildlife crime.
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.
How to get a licence to breed dogs in Scotland, and the conditions you must meet.
How to get a licence to breed dogs in Wales, and the conditions you must meet.
Webinars about what you can do to protect the health and welfare of animals you keep or work with from notifiable and reportable animal diseases.
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