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Current quota catch limits for the over 10 metres non-sector pool including details on 3 monthly limits for stocks
This document explains what the law is and assists each agency in defining their responsibilities.
How to keep rabbits on farms and your housing health and feed responsibilities.
Register for a licence to displace water voles to allow internal drainage boards to carry out works that could disturb or damage their burrows and report your actions.
How to manage the health and welfare of poultry during transport, at market and during slaughter.
Get a licence to trap edible dormice for health and safety and other purposes.
How to keep farmed goats, and your responsibilities for their health, housing and feed.
Map and contact details for Local Nature Partnerships in England.
Approved laboratories for testing of salmonella in poultry, broilers and turkeys under the Salmonella National Control Programmes.
Sets the governance framework for training and continuous professional development under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 (ASPA).
Find out the tests that are most commonly requested from APHA, their test codes, and the correct laboratory to send samples.
How to spot equine viral encephalomyelitis, what to do if you suspect it and how to prevent it spreading.
Find out which plants are banned from sale, which need a licence and how to get a licence.
How the Environment Agency will respond to planning consultations that include activities we permit under the Environmental Permitting Regulations 2010 (EPR).
Get a general licence to remove abandoned or unsuccessful eggs from wild birds' nests between 1 September and 31 January.
A summary of the main programmes and strategic initiatives to protect and improve the water environment.
Find out what a volunteer bat roost visitor (VBRV) does and how to get trained and licenced to carry out bat roost visits.
Defra has produced the following guidance for IFCAs to help them understand and fulfil their role.
Find out how to sell wild birds and animals legally and safely, and what licences you need to get.
Get a licence to interfere with badger setts for the purpose of conducting forestry operations.
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