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  • As an owner or manager of land in the coastal margin, find out about your responsibilities and how to manage public access.

  • The signs of foot and mouth disease, what to do if you suspect it in your animals and measures to prevent its spread.

  • U10 exemption lets you spread certain wastes on agricultural land to improve soil, instead of using manufactured fertilisers or virgin materials.

  • This document provides advice on owning a dog.

  • How to apply for a licence, when you need a licence, fees, licence conditions and records you must keep.

  • The type of seasonal work on farms, who can apply, where you can find work, how to avoid scams and working on UK farms.

  • Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) (Agriculture) Regulations protect uncultivated, semi-natural and rural land. Find out when and how to get permission to make changes to land.

  • Find out how much funding you can claim, to reduce endemic diseases and conditions, increase animal productivity and improve animal welfare.

  • Animal by-products (ABPs) you can use to make pet food, how to provide samples, and how to package your products.

  • Find out how much nitrogen you can use on your land and how to plan and record your fertiliser use in a nitrate vulnerable zone (NVZ).

  • How to apply for capital item PA3 as a one-off payment to create a 10-year woodland management plan, and how to manage your funding agreement.

  • The legal text underpinning the regulation of manufacture, authorisation, marketing, distribution, use and post-authorisation surveillance of veterinary medicines and medicated feed.

  • How to control rabbits on your property or business using traps, snares and other methods.

  • The tests you must arrange for bovine TB, what happens if your cattle test positive, when cattle must be slaughtered, and compensation.

  • Information on Biosecurity Measures Plans, their importance, and why they are a requirement of Authorisation. Use this page to access standardised BMP modules.

  • Guidance for egg packers on grading eggs as Class A or Class B in Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

  • If you’re responsible for a farm animal you must make sure that you care for it properly.

  • How to register for the Northern Ireland Retail Movement Scheme to move or sell food in Northern Ireland.

  • Access APHA reports, videos, publications and data on livestock, wildlife and small animals in England and Wales.

  • How to register to move animal by-products (ABPs) safely, how they should be moved, and the paperwork you need.