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How to deal with wild birds causing a health or safety issue, or a problem on your farm or fishery and when you need a licence.
This document provides advice on owning a dog.
Legal requirements and good practice guidance for Veterinary Practice Premises Inspections.
Understand which licence you need to bring together captive birds, and the rules you must follow to prevent the spread of bird flu.
Guidance for policy and decision makers to help them consider the value of a natural capital approach.
How local planning authorities can ensure that developers and land managers meet the requirements for biodiversity net gain (BNG).
Guidance for cattle keepers on the bovine TB surveillance testing intervals for areas in England, Wales and Scotland.
How to assess a planning application when there are reptiles on or near a proposed development site.
Information for pest controllers about the rules for using glue traps to catch rodents and how to apply for a licence.
Animal by-products (ABPs) you can use to make pet food, how to provide samples, and how to package your products.
How land managers can combine biodiversity units and nutrient credits, and sell them alongside other environmental payments.
What you must do to bring your pet to the UK from Ukraine if you are seeking refuge.
How to apply for authorisation to import, move or keep specified material and the fees you must pay.
Details of Minimum Conservation Reference Sizes (MCRS) in UK waters.
Send samples (classified as UN3373 biological substance category B) to APHA according to the ADR regulations and P650 packing instructions.
Find out which habitats to include when calculating the pre-development biodiversity value for nationally significant infrastructure projects (NSIPs).
Explainer on how the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) monitors the safety and effectiveness of animal medicines after they have been approved for use.
Find out what IPM is and how to apply it on your land.
When and how to take samples for the salmonella national control programme (NCP) if you’re an egg producer, and what happens if a laying flock tests positive.
Reported problems with the supply of an animal medicine and the date when the issue is expected to be resolved.
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