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When you need consent for a proposed operation or management change on land in a SSSI and how to apply.
Biosecurity and hygiene standards to keep birds safe from bird flu (avian influenza).
Guidance for local authority inspectors on licensing activities involving animals.
The variation effective from 00:01hrs Tuesday 01 April 2025
As a vet or pharmacist, you must follow legal requirements when working with controlled drugs in veterinary medicine.
How enforcement officers can apply the conformation standard to check if a dog is an XL Bully.
How to assess a planning application when there are protected species on or near a proposed development site.
Manage your birds’ housing and welfare when they must be kept inside because of disease outbreaks.
What you must do to avoid harming birds and when you’ll need a licence.
How to import animals and animal products to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales), the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man from non-EU countries.
How to identify, stop the spread and dispose of Japanese knotweed in England.
Find out what documents you need, and records you must keep, to meet animal welfare in transport requirements.
What you need to do to buy, sell or hire out items made of or containing ivory in the UK.
How a competent authority must decide if a plan or project proposal that affects a European site can go ahead.
How to apply for a Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) permit to move or trade endangered species.
How to import plants, fruit, vegetables, cut flowers, trees, seeds and used agricultural machinery from non-EU countries to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales).
How to solve a pest problem with foxes, moles and mink using traps, snares and other methods.
Apply to import a medicine for veterinary use into the UK.
Guidance for businesses that import meat, dairy, eggs and animal products for human consumption. Check import rules, restrictions and what documents you need.
The prices of statutory biodiversity credits from the date biodiversity net gain (BNG) becomes mandatory.
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