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Use the public registers to find details on proposed forestry work and on decisions that the Forestry Commission has made to approve or reject proposals.
How to get a licence to sell animals as pets, and the conditions you'll need to meet.
Information about getting permission to enter, disturb or change coal mines or coal managed or owned by the Coal Authority that’s on your property.
What livestock keepers must do when they intend to use someone else's land or buildings temporarily.
How to import or move animal by-products from the EU to Great Britain.
This is the Hub for all the Veterinary Medicines Directorate's communications on current and future regulatory changes.
Common user charge rates and how the charge applies to imports entering Great Britain through the Port of Dover and Eurotunnel.
Find out which Environment Agency locks and weirs you can fish at, the licences and permits you need and when you can fish.
The licence or certificate you need to slaughter or kill animals, the operations covered and how to apply.
A collection of leaflets, videos and posters about bluetongue virus.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the supplementary winter feeding for farmland birds option.
Register and manage your access to EHC Online using Government Gateway and your Defra account.
Sign up to receive the latest news on exotic notifiable animal disease outbreaks in Great Britain.
Find out what you must do before you get a pet pig, how to register as a keeper and get a pig walking licence and what you can feed pet pigs.
Guidance for suppliers and dealers.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the above ground tanks item.
Rules on labelling food, feed and seed as organic or using organic production terms if you produce, prepare, store, import, export or sell organic food in the UK.
Find out if you need a UK Agricultural Policy (UKAP) licence to become an importer/exporter of agricultural produce and how to apply.
The Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme provides grants for public sector bodies to fund heat decarbonisation and energy efficiency measures.
Find out what information you need to show on products made of or containing meat that you sell to the public.
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