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Licences for gatherings of poultry or other captive birds.
What counts as a bird gathering, and how to notify the Animal and Plant Health Agency.
How to manage game birds during a bird flu (avian influenza) outbreak.
How to register to keep captive schedule 4 birds, when to ring them and when to microchip them.
Manage your birds’ housing and welfare when they must be kept inside because of disease outbreaks.
Find out what you need to do to keep wild birds or animals legally and safely, including when you need a licence and how to get one.
Find out about the latest bird flu situation in England and guidance for bird keepers and the public.
You must register within one month of keeping poultry or other captive birds at any premises in England or Wales.
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