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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 stop harmful weeds spreading onto land used for grazing livestock or growing crops, how to dispose of them and how to report them if they’ve spread.
What you need to do if you keep, grow, find or sell certain invasive plant species and your responsibilities to prevent their spread.
List of priority habitats and species in England (‘Section 41 habitats and species’) for public bodies, landowners and funders to use for biodiversity conservation.
How to solve a pest problem with foxes, moles and mink using traps, snares and other methods.
Get information about biodiversity gain sites and any off-site gains allocated to developments.
Actions to be taken by Marketing Authorisation Holders in order to supply veterinary medicines to Northern Ireland from 1 January 2026.
How to apply for licences and stay compliant if you use, breed or supply animals under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986.
Licences and authorisations to import genetic material, research and diagnostic samples, trade samples and display items, and some live animals and animal products.
How to apply for a licence to offer boarding for cats and dogs, and the conditions you'll need to meet.
Guidance for prescribing vets on the use of the cascade.
How to import plants, fruit, vegetables, cut flowers, trees, seeds and used agricultural machinery from non-EU countries to Great Britain (England, Scotland 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.
Find out when you must use a Defra-approved disinfectant, which product to use, and in what concentration.
How to legally kill your own poultry, cattle, pigs, sheep, goats, rabbits and hares to eat at home.
Information for developers and local planning authorities explaining statutory biodiversity credits, and the process of buying them.
Check if you need a licence or phytosanitary certificate to export or move plants and plant products.
Prescribing or supplying veterinary medicines including requirements for registration and inspection of premises.
Apply to import a medicine for veterinary use into the UK.
What you need to do if you find, own or look after a listed invasive non-native (alien) animal in England and Wales.
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