Statutory guidance

Wild birds: licence to show captive bred birds competitively (GL14)

Get a general licence to show certain species of captive bred birds in competition.

From:
Natural England
Published
31 December 2013
Last updated
1 January 2024 — See all updates

Applies to England

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Licence to show certain captive bred wild birds competitively (GL14)

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This licence lets you publicly exhibit and competitively show certain wild birds that have been lawfully bred in captivity. A bird is considered to have been lawfully bred in captivity if its parents were lawfully in captivity when the egg from which it was hatched was laid. You must have documentation to prove this.

This licence does not cover the birds listed in part 1 of schedule 3 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. It’s already legal to show these birds if they’ve been bred in captivity.

You do not need to apply for this licence but you must meet its conditions and follow its instructions.

Updates to this page

Published 31 December 2013
Last updated 1 January 2024 + show all updates

  1. There is an update to this licence for 1 January 2024.

  2. Annual licence update, valid from 1 January 2023.

  3. Annual licence update, valid from 1 January 2022.

  4. Annual licence update.

  5. Accessible version of licence added - HTML.

  6. Replaced licence with new version issued 1 January 2020

  7. Replaced licence with new version issued 1 January 2019

  8. Updated version of licence, valid from 12 March 2018.

  9. Replaced licence with new version issued 1 January 2018

  10. Replaced licence with new version issued 1 January 2017

  11. Replaced licence with new version issued 1 January 2016

  12. new version GL14 valid 1 January to 31 December 2015

  13. First published.

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