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How to get a licence to sell animals as pets, and the conditions you'll need to meet.
Find out which live animals and animal foods or feeding stuffs are zero-rated for VAT.
Animal by-products (ABPs) you can use to make pet food, how to provide samples, and how to package your products.
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You need a licence to run a pet shop in Northern Ireland
Reported problems with the supply of an animal medicine and the date when the issue is expected to be resolved.
What to do if you’re bringing your pet or pets to Great Britain: quarantine rules, documents you need, types of animal you can bring.
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.
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