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Find out what you need to do to keep wild birds or animals legally and safely, including when you need a licence and how to get one.
How and when you must register as a bird keeper (including for any birds you keep as pets).
Form for a bird keeper to apply for a licence to keep a wild disabled bird without a ring.
Form for a bird keeper to register the commercial use of a Schedule 4 listed bird with an Article 10 certificate application.
Manage your birds’ housing and welfare when they must be kept inside because of disease outbreaks.
How to manage game birds during a bird flu (avian influenza) outbreak.
Form for a bird keeper to register chicks bred in captivity and confirm that closed rings or microchips have been fitted.
How to register to keep captive schedule 4 birds, when to ring them and when to microchip them.
How to manage racing pigeons, birds of prey and other captive birds during a bird flu (avian influenza) outbreak.
Register to keep up to 49 birds, including any you’re keeping as pets.
New registration requirements for bird keepers in Great Britain - all bird keepers must register their birds and update records annually.
Form for a bird keeper to register an imported wild bird from an unknown origin, or a bird which does not have a registration document.
Biosecurity and hygiene standards to keep birds safe from bird flu (avian influenza).
How to keep pets such as cats and dogs safe from bird flu.
All bird keepers should continue good biosecurity practice and be vigilant for signs of disease to keep their birds safe from avian influenza.
What you must do to avoid harming birds and when you’ll need a licence.
How to assess a planning application when there are wild birds on or near a proposed development site.
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