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Get a general licence to sell and exhibit mealy redpoll that have been bred in captivity. The bird must be ringed with a size C ring.
Detailed scheme rules and application forms to fish in the Sole Recovery Zone with regulated gears.
Guidance on the various regulations surrounding the use of animals containing human material.
This note provides guidance on the methods which can be used to control the five injurious (harmful) weeds specified in the Weeds Act 1959.
Defra has produced the following guidance for IFCAs to help them understand and fulfil their role.
Get a general licence to keep birds in show cages that don't meet size requirements.
You should use this licence to move poultry meat from poultry originating in a protection zone.
Get a licence to interfere with badger setts for the purpose of conducting forestry operations.
Licence to survey bats for conservation purposes.
Products and chemicals you can use in or near a bat roost if bats are not present.
Get a licence to release non-native bumblebee species in commercial glasshouses or polytunnels for crop pollination when native species are not available.
Only farmed salmon and sea trout, and wild fish caught in legal net and trap fisheries, can be legally bought and sold in England.
Alerts issued by APHA’s endemic and emerging disease alert system (EEDAS) for vets working with livestock.
How to move non-qualifying Northern Ireland goods that need sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) controls from Northern Ireland to Great Britain.
Criteria applied by the VMD for accepting and agreeing the invented name of veterinary medicinal products.
The CMA has launched a review into the veterinary services market for household pets.
When you can get permission to catch lamprey or smelt by trap or net in England. How to apply and rules to follow.
The Illegal Wildlife Trade Challenge Fund (IWTCF) is a UK government competitive grants scheme aimed at eradicating the illegal trade in wildlife.
Certain vessels must use an acoustic deterrent device, known as a 'pinger', to reduce the level of dolphin and porpoise (cetacean) by-catch.
How to submit claims invoices to the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) if you're an Official Veterinarian (OV) working in England or Wales.
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