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Guidance for the pharmaceutical industry on how to apply to vary a veterinary Marketing Authorisation (MA) or Homeopathic Remedy.
Annual statistics relating to scientific procedures performed on living animals in accordance with the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986.
This series brings together all documents relating to Animals in science statistics
Know which licence or certificate you must have to restrain, stun or kill animals which are not for human consumption, and how to carry out these operations.
Rules on restraining methods, stunning pens, captive bolt, gas and electrical stunning equipment, bleeding animals and shackling and hoisting animals.
The Animals in Science Regulation Unit is responsible for administering and enforcing The Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 in England, Scotland and Wales.
Technical advice and guidance for licence holders.
If you’re responsible for a farm animal you must make sure that you care for it properly.
Licences and authorisations to import genetic material, research and diagnostic samples, trade samples and display items, and some live animals and animal products.
Rules for feeding, watering, prioritising, holding animals for slaughter, and the design and layout of a slaughterhouse.
How to unload, handle and hold animals at sites where animals not for human consumption are killed, and how the site must be designed.
How to import animals and animal products to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales), the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man from non-EU countries.
What you must do when sheep and goats arrive for slaughter, including identification checks, and recording and reporting movements.
What happens when Rural Payments Agency field officers visit your holding, including checks on tagging, holding registers and movement records.
What animal by-products (ABPs) are, how to set up a site that uses them safely, the paperwork you need, and how to dispose of them.
You can claim relief to pay no duty or VAT when importing laboratory animals intended for scientific research.
Guidance and regulatory advice on how to apply for licences issued under ASPA and how your compliance with ASPA and your licence conditions will be assessed.
Advice to give pregnant women on infections that can be transmitted via contact with animals that are or have recently given birth.
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