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This may not include all the licences you need. It will be updated with more licences.
You need a manufacturing licence to combine ammonium nitrate and fuel oil to create mixtures for use in certain blasting operations
Apply for a riding establishment licence if you want to run a business where horses or ponies are hired out for riding in Northern Ireland
The Beef Carcase Classification (BCC) scheme is the compulsory classification of beef carcases to an agreed standard so that a fair meat price can be set.
You must be registered with your council if you operate a guard dog kennel in Northern Ireland
You need a licence to sell or expose for sale, salmon, trout, eels, pike or pollen in Northern Ireland
You need to tell the Fish Research Services if you import live crustaceans from within the EU
You need a certificate of competence to operate a public weighbridge for which a charge is made in Northern Ireland
You need a licence to burn heather, rough grass, bracken, gorse or vaccinium outside the burning season in Wales
You must be licensed by the Food Standards Agency to irradiate food in Northern Ireland
Contact your council for a certificate of competence to operate a chargeable weighbridge
You need a licence to abstract water from natural water sources in Scotland
You need to pre-notify the Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) 72 hours in advance if you want to move hazardous waste
You need a licence to carry goods (by vehicle) for payment on international journeys
You need a licence to train racehorses for entry into races anywhere in Ireland
You need a venison dealer licence if you want to sell or exchange venison in Scotland
You must get approval from the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) to build a dam or weir in Scotland.
You may need an environmental permit to do work in or by a main river, flood defence structure or sea defence, or in a flood plain.
Get a licence for handling meat, fish, egg or dairy products.
You need a licence to train racehorses to compete in steeple chases, hurdle races and national hunt flat races.
If you impound water, or plan to, you may need to apply for an impounding licence.
If you abstract water or plan to, you may need to apply for an abstraction licence.
You may need an environmental permit if your business uses, recycles, treats, stores or disposes of waste or mining waste.
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