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Prescribing or supplying veterinary medicines including requirements for registration and inspection of premises.
Guidance for prescribing vets on the use of the cascade.
What you must do to protect the welfare of animals during transport.
What you need to do if you find, own or look after a listed invasive non-native (alien) animal in England and Wales.
Find out which licence you might need to carry out work that affects wildlife and its habitat, how to apply and when you might need to pay.
How to assess a planning application when there are bats on or near a proposed development site.
As a vet or pharmacist, you must follow legal requirements when working with controlled drugs in veterinary medicine.
Check if you need a licence or phytosanitary certificate to export or move plants and plant products.
How enforcement officers can apply the conformation standard to check if a dog is an XL Bully.
Guidance for businesses that import meat, dairy, eggs and animal products for human consumption. Check import rules, restrictions and what documents you need.
How to apply for licences and stay compliant if you use, breed or supply animals under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986.
How to import plants, fruit, vegetables, cut flowers, trees, seeds and used agricultural machinery to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) from the EU, Liechtenstein and Switzerland.
How to import or move live animals and germinal products from the EU to Great Britain.
Licences and authorisations to import genetic material, research and diagnostic samples, trade samples and display items, and some live animals and animal products.
What you need to do if you keep, grow, find or sell certain invasive plant species and your responsibilities to prevent their spread.
What you must do to avoid harming badgers and when you’ll need a licence.
How to import animals and animal products to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales), the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man from non-EU countries.
Find out how to record information about nature recovery activities in a consistent way.
Information to help answer your query and how to contact the VMD for specific services or enquiries.
How the Nature Restoration Fund works and what developers need to know. This guidance will be updated regularly as the service is developed.
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