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Contact your council to find out if they provide pest control services to remove pests like wasps, rats, mice and bedbugs
How to move goods from the UK to international destinations, including any special rules you’ll need to follow to move your goods from the UK.
How to classify and describe your business waste so you can know how to manage and dispose of it - what you need to do, List of Waste (LoW) codes, technical guidance.
Apply online for a CPH number for land or buildings you'll use to keep livestock, including those kept as pets, in England.
Find out if your council collects recycling, how to recycle household waste such as mobile phones, computers, packaging and green waste
In smoke control areas you can only use certain types of fuel or exempt appliances - find out if you live in one and what you can burn
Your tap water should be clear and bright - water quality advice, reporting problems, how to complain
You must fill in this form to confirm that you won't sell or transfer the pet dog, cat, ferret or assistance dog to a new owner in the UK.
Bring your pet to Great Britain - microchipping, pet passports, vaccinations
If you find a stray dog and cannot contact the owner, you must report it to the council
Why you might be given a 'Fixed Penalty Notice' for an environmental offence by your local authority and how you can pay or challenge it
Find out how you can control pests on your property - help from professionals, methods you can and cannot use, protecting wildlife, getting a wildlife licence
What to do if you’re bringing your pet or pets to Great Britain: quarantine rules, documents you need, types of animal you can bring.
The local council must keep public areas like parks, playgrounds and pavements clear of dog mess - report a dog fouling problem to the local council
What to do if you’re bringing plants and products like wood and timber into Great Britain, including what certificates you'll need.
How to make an import declaration and get goods through the UK border.
You need a licence to keep certain kinds of wild or dangerous animals: contact your council for more information
Rights of way and right to roam - access rights of way, open access and permissive access land, use common lands, the Countryside Code, report problems.
Open and closed season for hunting, what you can use and the wildlife you can hunt
Common land, village greens and right to roam - find out your rights
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