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Get information about biodiversity gain sites and any off-site gains allocated to developments.
How to apply for licences and stay compliant if you use, breed or supply animals under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986.
From 7 October 2025, dogs commercially imported from Romania must have a negative Brucella canis test result. Find out how to send samples to Great Britain for testing.
Prescribing or supplying veterinary medicines including requirements for registration and inspection of premises.
The prices of statutory biodiversity credits from the date biodiversity net gain (BNG) becomes mandatory.
How to manage game birds during a bird flu (avian influenza) outbreak.
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.
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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.
Guidance for prescribing vets on the use of the cascade.
Apply to import a medicine for veterinary use into the UK.
Licences and authorisations to import genetic material, research and diagnostic samples, trade samples and display items, and some live animals and animal products.
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.
Get permission or a licence to trap crayfish, eels, elvers, salmon, sea trout, lamprey and smelt in England. How to apply and rules to follow.
How to assess a planning application when there are bats on or near a proposed development site.
What you must do to avoid harming badgers and when you’ll need a licence.
How to legally kill your own poultry, cattle, pigs, sheep, goats, rabbits and hares to eat at home.
How to solve a pest problem with foxes, moles and mink using traps, snares and other methods.
As a public authority, understand what the biodiversity duty is and how to comply with it.
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