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Legal requirements that you have to follow as a food business.
Food safety management pack for small residential care homes that prepare and cook food for the residents in their care.
Check the land details you have registered on the Rural Payments service.
Find out which licence and fuel you need for agricultural vehicles and which tax and operator's licence exemptions might apply to you.
Details of approved and registered animal by-product (ABP) operating plants in Great Britain and the Channel Islands.
Lists of approved food premises and types of establishments approved by us and local authorities.
Signs that may suggest rabies in bats, what to do if you spot them and measures to prevent exposing yourself to the disease.
Use this service to apply for a temporary land association (TLA) or temporary county parish holding (tCPH) number. This is needed when you temporarily keep livestock on someone else's land.
Guidance on the Animal and Plant Health Agency laboratory testing services and prices for animal disease diagnosis.
How to safely and legally dispose of dead farm animals and horses.
Legal standards for labelling and composition of food products such as bottled water, milk and meat.
How growers and traders can get authorised as a professional operator to issue plant passports and when you need to be authorised.
Register and manage your access to EHC Online using Government Gateway and your Defra account.
Guidance for businesses that import meat, dairy, eggs and animal products for human consumption. Check import rules, restrictions and what documents you need.
Rules you must follow, who’s responsible, when to notify the Environment Agency and what to do if you get an enforcement notice.
How to market eggs, including rules on registration, egg marking, salmonella control and egg marketing inspections in England and Wales.
Read the guidance to help you claim payment for Countryside Stewardship agreements that started before 2025, and for capital items.
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.
How to report, respond to and prevent an incident, including how to withdraw or recall unsafe food products.
Licences and authorisations to import genetic material, research and diagnostic samples, trade samples and display items, and some live animals and animal products.
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