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Apply to join the Natural England great crested newt district level licensing scheme as a developer, ecologist or landowner.
How to get a licence to sell animals as pets, and the conditions you'll need to meet.
Find out what you must do as a public body when carrying out or approving activities on or near sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs).
Find out how to import timber and wood material, including the documents, identity checks and plant health inspections required.
Find out about the eight-toothed spruce bark beetle (Ips typographus), including how to report sightings.
What you need to do to export live animals from the UK.
Use this service to find out the rules, and the pest or disease risks for importing plants, plant products or seeds to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) for commercial use.
As a public authority, understand what the biodiversity duty is and how to comply with it.
South East byelaws are statutory (regulated by law) rules and regulations explaining who can fish, where, when and what fish you can take.
When your pet must go in quarantine, how to book a pet carrier and quarantine premises, and how to get your pet released from quarantine.
Find out what to do and how much it costs to register a biodiversity gain site.
As a local authority or local planning authority, when to publish your biodiversity report and what to include.
How developers can use habitat creation or enhancements to count towards their biodiversity net gain (BNG).
Check the air, sea and rail carriers registered with the Animal and Plant Health Agency to transport assistance dogs with their owners.
How to import or move fish for human consumption to the UK.
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.
How to assess a planning application when there are great crested newts on or near a proposed development site.
How local planning authorities can ensure that developers and land managers meet the requirements for biodiversity net gain (BNG).
Use this service to estimate the cost of statutory biodiversity credits for a development.
Get consent to introduce (site permit) or remove fish (excluding fish farms): application forms and rules.
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