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Importers and import agents need to use IPAFFS to notify authorities about imports to Great Britain.
Use Sam to submit TB test results online if you are an Official Veterinarian (OV) or Approved TB Tester (ATT).
Tools and guides for measuring the biodiversity value of habitat for biodiversity net gain (BNG).
To ensure that your project is still compliant with guidance and that your…
Rod fishing byelaws are rules and regulations explaining who can fish, where, when and what fish you can take in England.
Find bird flu disease control zones and the rules you must follow in each zone.
Find contact numbers and email addresses for the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA).
Planning practice guidance on biodiversity net gain. Biodiversity net gain is a way of creating and improving biodiversity by requiring development to have a positive impact (‘net gain’) on biodiversity.
How to identify, stop the spread and dispose of Japanese knotweed in England.
Biosecurity and hygiene standards to keep birds safe from bird flu (avian influenza).
Exporters in England, Scotland and Wales: register or sign in to EHC online to apply for an export health certificate.
A guide to the types of development that will be exempt from the mandatory biodiversity net gain (BNG) requirements.
The rules you must follow if you own an XL Bully dog in England and Wales.
Check the transport companies and routes you can use to bring your pet cat, dog or ferret to England, Scotland or Wales.
Official Veterinarians (OVs) and Food Competent Certifying Officers (FCCOs) in England, Scotland and Wales: register or sign in to EHC online to certify export health certificates.
How to report dead wild birds.
Guidance on what BNG is and how it affects land managers, developers and local planning authorities.
The minimum standards that zoos are expected to meet.
How to get an export health certificate to export or move live animals and animal products from Great Britain to the EU, Northern Ireland or non-EU countries.
This guidance only applies to movements of bluetongue susceptible animals. Non-susceptible animals may attend shows as normal.
Annual laboratory confirmed UK sightings of the yellow-legged hornet, also known as Asian hornet (Vespa velutina).
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