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The prohibitions and restrictions on the import of animal furs and skins into the UK and the export of salmon and trout.

• Updated: 5 April 2018

Follow national and local rules (byelaws) when freshwater fishing with a rod and line in England and Wales

• Overview

  You must follow national and local rules (byelaws) when freshwater fishing…

• When and where you can fish

  ‘Close seasons’ are seasons when you cannot fish for some types of fish on…

• Fish size and catch limits

  You’re only allowed to keep a certain amount of the fish you catch. These…

• Tackle you can use

  There are rules on how many rods you can use at a time, and the types of…

Only farmed salmon and sea trout, and wild fish caught in legal net and trap fisheries, can be legally bought and sold in England.

• Updated: 16 August 2024

Resources for reducing the risk of infection from handling raw pet foods.

• Updated: 18 March 2019

Rod fishing byelaws are rules and regulations explaining who can fish, where, when and what fish you can take in England.

• Updated: 12 December 2023

North West and Border Esk byelaws are statutory rules (regulated by law) and regulations explaining who can fish, where, when and what fish you can take.

• Updated: 8 February 2024

When you can get a licence to catch salmon or sea trout by net in England. How to apply and rules to follow.

• Updated: 22 December 2025

South West byelaws are statutory (regulated by law) rules and regulations explaining who can fish, where, when and what fish you can take.

• Updated: 12 February 2021

• Updated: 16 August 2024

Find out if the goods you're declaring to inward or outward processing are classed as sensitive goods.

• Updated: 31 December 2020