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You need a licence to keep certain kinds of wild or dangerous animals: contact your council for more information
You must have a licence to keep a dangerous wild animal in Northern Ireland
How to operate a zoo, including understanding licences and inspections.
A guidance statement on identifying cancer effects of chemicals and characterising the dose-response relationship of these effects.
Treating and disposing of non-hazardous farm waste, sending to landfill, burying waste, incinerating fallen stock and recycling waste fuel oil.
Guidance primarily aimed at local responders covering environmental issues that may arise during the Recovery Phase of an emergency in the UK
Rules for feeding, watering, prioritising, holding animals for slaughter, and the design and layout of a slaughterhouse.
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.
The rules, paperwork and training you need to transport dangerous goods
How to unload, handle and hold animals at sites where animals not for human consumption are killed, and how the site must be designed.
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