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Terms and conditions for paying for a wildlife licence to carry out work that affects wildlife and its habitat.
How to keep farmed sheep, and your responsibilities for their health, housing and feed.
Register for a licence to survey great crested newts for research, conservation or development projects.
Information on vaccination schedules and licensed vaccines for dogs.
How to assess a planning application when there are white-clawed crayfish on or near a proposed development site.
The Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 make new provision for the protection of animals used for experimental or other scientific purposes.
Guidance for the veterinary pharmaceutical industry on the production of mock-ups for assessment.
Check open environmental data and use it in your own applications.
How to spot equine viral arteritis, what to do if you suspect it and measures to prevent its spread.
Find out when and how to report a notifiable tree pest or disease in the UK, and information on services such as Tree Alert, TreeCheck and Observatree.
Check if a CITES item that you want to import is listed as having an import suspension due to its trade being considered unsustainable.
This enforcement policy sets out the general principles and approach taken by the VMD.
Guidelines and guidance for vets, farmers and animal keepers on the responsible use of antimicrobials.
Institutes, centres and premises in Great Britain approved to move animals, semen and embryos covered by the Balai Directive.
Clarification for the interpretation of the new elements within the Veterinary Medicines Regulations (VMRs), as amended, relating to combating antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
Competent authorities must take action to help protect, conserve and restore the protected habitats and species of European sites.
Which chemicals you can use in or near a bat roost and what you need to know before you use them.
List of the fish names (commercial designations) accepted at the point of retail in the United Kingdom.
Get advice from Natural England on planning proposals that will require a protected species mitigation licence and what charges apply.
How to import and move eggs for human consumption to Great Britain (England, Wales and Scotland) from EU and non-EU countries.
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