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Get a general licence to sell captive bred live wild birds.
Learn about how the UK Managing Authority (UKMA) manage the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF).
The main mechanisms to protect and improve the water environment in each river basin district.
Get a licence to possess and transport dead specimens of certain plants and animals for scientific or educational purposes.
Apply to register, renew, or vary a Veterinary Homeopathic Remedy.
Effective from 17 May 2024 Definitive fees charged for applications under Schedule 7 of Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2013 (as amended) as they apply to GB.
Information on compliance with ASPA and investigations into non-compliance.
You can appeal against certain decisions made by the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) that affect you.
How to apply for a several order or a regulating order: application process and documents required.
Find out how to appeal if Natural England serves you with a management notice for works on a site of special scientific interest (SSSI).
You may need a licence if you can’t avoid disturbing protected birds and animals to survey, film or photograph them.
Get a general licence to sell dead wild birds and their parts.
Sets out the standards of care and accommodation of animals required by the Animals (Scientific) Procedures Act 1986.
A summary of the river basin planning process the Environment Agency and others have followed in reviewing and updating the river basin management plans.
General authorisation for Official Veterinarians and Approved Tuberculin Testers to carry out pre- and post-movement testing of cattle to control the spread of bovine TB.
How to nominate yourself or someone else for a Bees' Needs champion award, and how to get involved in Bees’ Needs week.
Get a licence to capture and transport live Eurasian otters (Lutra lutra) that are trapped in fisheries to prevent damage.
Standard rules for channel habitat structures made of natural materials occupying up to 100 metres of a main river.
The licences you must have to import animal pathogens or carriers to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales).
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