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  • Ban on XL Bully dogs

    The rules you must follow if you own an XL Bully dog in England and Wales.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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  • Import of products, animals, food and feed system (IPAFFS)

    Use IPAFFS to notify enforcement authorities about imports to Great Britain.

    • From: Animal and Plant Health Agency and 1 others
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  • XL Bully conformation standard

    How enforcement officers can apply the conformation standard to check if a dog is an XL Bully.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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  • Understanding biodiversity net gain

    Guidance on what BNG is and how it affects land managers, developers and local planning authorities.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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  • Statutory biodiversity metric tools and guides

    Tools and guides for measuring the biodiversity value of habitat for biodiversity net gain (BNG).

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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  • Biodiversity net gain

    Planning practice guidance on biodiversity net gain. Biodiversity net gain is a way of creating and improving biodiversity by requiring development to have a positive impact (‘net gain’) on biodiversity.

    • From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
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  • Biodiversity net gain: exempt developments

    A guide to the types of development that will be exempt from the mandatory biodiversity net gain (BNG) requirements.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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  • Calculate biodiversity value with the statutory biodiversity metric

    When and how to measure a habitat or development’s impact on biodiversity.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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  • Certify an export health certificate

    Official vets and inspectors in England, Scotland and Wales: register or sign in to EHC online to certify export health certificates.

    • From: Animal and Plant Health Agency and 1 others
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  • Contact APHA

    How to contact the Animal and Plant Health Agency.

    • From: Animal and Plant Health Agency
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  • Apply to import a medicine

    Apply to import a medicine for veterinary use into the UK.

    • From: Veterinary Medicines Directorate
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  • Bird flu (avian influenza): how to prevent it and stop it spreading

    Biosecurity and hygiene standards to keep birds safe from bird flu (avian influenza).

    • From: Animal and Plant Health Agency and 1 others
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  • Apply for an export health certificate

    Exporters in England, Scotland and Wales: register or sign in to EHC online to apply for an export health certificate.

    • From: Animal and Plant Health Agency and 1 others
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  • Get an export health certificate

    How to get an export health certificate to export or move live animals and animal products from Great Britain to the EU, Northern Ireland or non-EU countries.

    • From: Animal and Plant Health Agency and 2 others
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  • Pet travel: approved air, sea and rail carriers and routes

    Check the transport companies and routes you can use to bring your pet cat, dog or ferret to England, Scotland or Wales.

    • From: Animal and Plant Health Agency and 1 others
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  • Animal welfare

    Advice and guidance on protecting animal welfare on farms, in transport, at markets and at slaughter.

    • From: Animal and Plant Health Agency and 1 others
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  • Register a biodiversity gain site

    Find out what to do and how much it costs to register a biodiversity gain site.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 1 others
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  • Meet biodiversity net gain requirements: steps for developers

    What you need to do as a developer to meet biodiversity net gain (BNG) requirements.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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  • Animal activities licensing: statutory guidance for local authorities

    Guidance for local authority inspectors on licensing activities involving animals.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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  • Sites of special scientific interest: managing your land

    When you need consent for a proposed operation or management change on land in a SSSI and how to apply.

    • From: Natural England
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