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How to import or move animal by-products from the EU to Great Britain.
Access APHA reports, videos, publications and data on livestock, wildlife and small animals in England and Wales.
Guidance for local authorities on licence conditions and keepers’ responsibilities for privately kept primates.
Steps land managers can take to sell biodiversity units to meet their biodiversity net gain (BNG) requirements.
How local authorities can select a site, and then declare and manage it as a local nature reserve.
Check if your item is a ‘worked specimen’ and does not need an Article 10 certificate for commercial use of endangered species.
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.
How to get a handling or storage site approved, how to store animal by-products (ABPs) and derived products, and how to build the site.
How developers can use habitat creation or enhancements to count towards their biodiversity net gain (BNG).
Guidance on the methods that can be used to help manage wild birds like geese, gulls and pigeons without a licence.
How to assess a planning application when there are wild birds on or near a proposed development site.
Current quota catch limits for the 10 metres and under pool including details on 2 and 3 monthly limits on stocks
Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) contact details for private vets, Official Veterinarians, and others in an official capacity.
Find out how to buy statutory biodiversity credits.
Register for a licence to survey bats using torches for scientific, research or educational purposes, including informing development projects - and report actions taken under the licence.
Use this service to register your fishery, cropping water, or aquaponics system, or register as a sole transporter with the Fish Health Inspectorate (FHI).
References and list of enforcement notices and prosecutions which involved illegal activity with animal medicines in the last year.
Register for a licence to survey bats using your hand, artificial light, endoscopes and hand-held nets for scientific, research or educational purposes, including for commissioned surveys in relation to proposed developments…
Understand the import rules for food products that contain multiple products of animal origin (POAO).
Find out about a specific tree pest or disease, including its lifecycle, the type of damage it does, and what to do about it.
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