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Get consent to introduce (site permit) or remove fish (excluding fish farms): application forms and rules.
This document provides advice on owning a dog.
Find out about the eight-toothed spruce bark beetle (Ips typographus), including how to report sightings.
Steps land managers can take to sell biodiversity units to meet their biodiversity net gain (BNG) requirements.
As a local authority or local planning authority, when to publish your biodiversity report and what to include.
Animal by-products (ABPs) you can use to make pet food, how to provide samples, and how to package your products.
Find out how to buy statutory biodiversity credits.
What you must do to bring your pet to the UK from Ukraine if you are seeking refuge.
Find out how much your CITES permit, certificate or registration will cost.
Guidance for cattle keepers on the bovine TB surveillance testing intervals for areas in England, Wales and Scotland.
Information for pest controllers about the rules for using glue traps to catch rodents and how to apply for a licence.
The variation effective from 00:01hrs Tuesday 01 July 2025
Permission is required for a burial at sea in the UK marine area.
How to report farm animal welfare concerns to the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) in England.
Records that must be kept when supplying or administering veterinary medicines in the UK.
Wreck and salvage laws, the role of the Receiver of the Wreck, wreck owners and salvors and how to report wreck material.
How to assess planning proposals that may affect great crested newts if the developer applies to use the Natural England district level licensing (DLL) scheme.
As a land owner, occupier or authorised person, use this general licence to kill or take certain wild birds to conserve wild birds, flora or fauna of conservation concern.
Guidance on the operation of ASPA.
Access APHA reports, videos, publications and data on livestock, wildlife and small animals in England and Wales.
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