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Information about keeping wild animals and the laws protecting them.
Information provided applies to England & Wales
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The laws about the selling, keeping and releasing of all species of amphibians and reptiles. Also covers the law regarding the killing or injuring of these species and the purposeful damage of their homes.
Explains the controls which you must comply with before you import any non-native animal into Great Britain. Covers quarantine, endangered species, keeping dangerous wild animals, and the disposal or release of such animals.
Explains some of the key points of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981and what you can do if you think someone has done something illegal to a wild animal. (England and Wales only)