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Natural England, Joint Nature Conservation Committee and Natural Resources Wales are seeking views on proposed changes to Liverpool Bay / Bae Lerpwl Special Protection Area (SPA).
Seeking comments on our plans to introduce a ban on the use of electronic training collars for cats and dogs.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
Seeking views on proposals to introduce licensed badger control in the Low Risk Area of England.
Seeking evidence on what the effects of introducing a ban on third party sales of puppies and kittens in England would be.
Seeking evidence on improving animal welfare in transport, particularly on controlling live animal exports for slaughter, after the UK leaves the EU.
Sets out the detail of laws the government plans to make, introducing new penalties for animal cruelty, and covering other animal welfare issues.
Seeking views on future management measures for the UK queen scallop fishery, located in the Irish Sea.
We are seeking your views on the effectiveness of import controls on live animals and products of animal origin in England.
First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government
Seeking views on proposals to remove the cap on the number of areas that can be licenced by Natural England for badger culling activity.
Natural England is working with Woking borough council to set up a new approach to protect great crested newts and their habitats which will also help developers in Woking.
Seeking views on the draft Sea Fishing (Enforcement) Regulations 2018 which reinstate certain powers to Inshore Fishery Conservation Officers (IFCOs).
Natural England is seeking views on using its byelaw-making powers to protect SSSIs from damage or deterioration.
Seeking views on a new statutory code of practice for the welfare of laying hens.
Seeking views on updating the rules for the prevention, control and eradication of Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (TSEs).
Seeking views on banning UK sales of ivory. We are also seeking evidence on the effect this measure will have.
Projects funded under the Catchment Partnership Fund.
Defra and Welsh Government are seeking views on changing how we charge for statutory plant health services in England and Wales.
Consultations now open to help inform marine conservation plans for the future and the views of marine users are urgently sought.
Review of The Welfare of Wild Animals in Travelling Circuses (England) Regulations 2012 after 5 years.
The following are the proposed catch limits to be set for quota stocks in March 2018.
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