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  • South East byelaws are statutory (regulated by law) rules and regulations explaining who can fish, where, when and what fish you can take.

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

  • This is the Hub for all the Veterinary Medicines Directorate's communications on current and future regulatory changes.

  • What you must do to avoid harming birds and when you’ll need a licence.

  • Find out how to import timber and wood material, including the documents, identity checks and plant health inspections required.

  • Powers that police, councils and other authorities can use to control or improve the behaviour of dogs.

  • How to use nature-based solutions (NbS) to support sustainable water resources, including case studies and a literature review.

  • As a public authority, understand what the biodiversity duty is and how to comply with it.

  • Current rules for exporting horses and other equines (including ponies and donkeys) from the UK.

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

  • Understand which licence you need to bring together captive birds, and the rules you must follow to prevent the spread of bird flu.

  • Apply for a licence to control wild birds for air safety, conservation, public health and safety or to prevent disease or agricultural damage.

  • Records that must be kept when supplying or administering veterinary medicines in the UK.

  • This enforcement policy sets out the general principles and approach taken by the VMD.

  • Check the air, sea and rail carriers registered with the Animal and Plant Health Agency to transport assistance dogs with their owners.

  • When your pet must go in quarantine, how to book a pet carrier and quarantine premises, and how to get your pet released from quarantine.

  • How to register to keep captive schedule 4 birds, when to ring them and when to microchip them.

  • How to understand each part of your fishing vessel licence – vessel details, conditions, schedule, annex and their current copies.

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

  • Use this service to register your fishery, cropping water, or aquaponics system, or register as a sole transporter with the Fish Health Inspectorate (FHI).