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Bring your pet to Great Britain - microchipping, pet passports, vaccinations
Guidance for local authority inspectors on licensing activities involving animals.
If you find a stray dog and cannot contact the owner, you must report it to the council
What you must do to get paid for this action and advice on how to do it.
How to import plants, fruit, vegetables, cut flowers, trees, seeds and used agricultural machinery to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) from the EU, Liechtenstein and Switzerland.
Government receiving regular updates on a Boil Water Notice from South West Water.
Why you might be given a 'Fixed Penalty Notice' for an environmental offence by your local authority and how you can pay or challenge it
Find an approved UK border control post (BCP) to check the animals, animal products or high-risk food and feed of non-animal origin (HRFNAO) in your consignment.
Find out how you can control pests on your property - help from professionals, methods you can and cannot use, protecting wildlife, getting a wildlife licence
Sign in or create an account for your organisation to report packaging data. This means it can comply with extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.
Check if your import, export or re-export needs a permit or certificate under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
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.
New approach puts an end to confusing recycling and excessive bins
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
A guide to collecting data about your packaging. This is for UK organisations affected by extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.
How to stop the spread and dispose of invasive non-native plants that can harm the environment in England.
The local council must keep public areas like parks, playgrounds and pavements clear of dog mess - report a dog fouling problem to the local council
What to do if you’re bringing plants and products like wood and timber into Great Britain, including what certificates you'll need.
How to import or move food and drink from the EU to Great Britain.
How to make an import declaration and get goods through the UK border.
You need a licence to keep certain kinds of wild or dangerous animals: contact your council for more information
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