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Change description : 2026-01-01 00:01:00: Updated this licence to cover the period 1 January to 31 December 2026. Under ‘Condition 6. Use of decoy birds’ added advice about registering kept birds. [Guidance and regulation]

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Trapping wild birds: standard licence conditions (GL33)

The conditions you must follow if you carry out cage trapping and dispatch of wild birds under Defra and Natural England licences.

From:
Natural England and Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
Published
26 April 2019
Last updated
1 January 20252026 — See all updates

Applies to England

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Trapping wild birds: standard licence conditions (GL33)

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This document sets out the standard licence conditions and advice that apply to certain licences to trap wild birds and use decoys.

Your licence will state if these standard licence conditions apply.

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Published 26 April 2019

Last updated 1 January 20252026 + show href="#full-history">+ show all updates

    3. Updated this licence to cover the period 1 January to 31 December 2025. Updated the 'Avian Influenza' information and advice note.

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Update history

2026-01-01 00:01
Updated this licence to cover the period 1 January to 31 December 2026. Under ‘Condition 6. Use of decoy birds’ added advice about registering kept birds.

2025-01-01 00:01
Updated this licence to cover the period 1 January to 31 December 2025. Updated the ‘Avian Influenza’ information and advice note.

2024-01-01 00:01
There is an update to this licence for 1 January 2024.

2023-01-01 00:15
Annual licence update, valid from 1 January 2023.