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A licence to temporarily possess and move dead beavers for post-mortem health and disease testing.
Apply for a licence to possess European protected species and Habitats Directive (annexes II(b) and IV) species for science and education and find out how to report your actions.
Get a licence to possess and transport dead specimens of certain animals for scientific or educational purposes.
Get a licence to possess and transport dead specimens of certain plants and animals for scientific or educational purposes.
If you're a laboratory or scientific institution, use this licence to hold tissue samples from wild birds and animals during investigations into offences.
Get a general licence to temporarily possess and transport dead bats for testing as part of the passive surveillance for bat rabies project.
You need a licence from the Home Office to possess or sell drug precursor chemicals
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