Publications

This is an internal reference document to guide NIEA staff on the identification of active peatland in relation to PPS18. It is made available for the reference of developers and their agents and consultants preparing applications for renewables on peatland sites.

The leaflet below gives information about PCN and outlines what steps growers can take to reduce the risk of introducing this pest.
 

Botulism in Livestock is an advice leaflet providing background information, guidance on how to control botulism as well as advice on vaccinating against the disesase.

Information leaflet providing guidance and advice on biosecurity measures to help protect your herd against Bovine Turberculosis.

A document intended to act as an example supporting documentation for those applying for a Pollution, Prevention and Control permit for a broiler installation.

This booklet provides guidance for farmers on winter feeding of ruminant livestock to help plan and manage forage supplies to meet animal requirements efficiently and effectively.

This document provides advice in relation to imports and exports of live animals, meat and animal products following confirmation of Bluetongue in continental Europe.

Advice regarding imports and exports of live animals, meat and animal products following confirmation of Bluetongue in Continental Europe, effective from October 2012.

Guidance for anaerobic digestion facilities proposed by the Natural Heritage development team.

Updated guidance for farmers on requirements for the storage and spreading of poultry litter

Natural Heritage Guidance - AD Facilities

This information sheet provides general advice for farmers on safe handling of adult cattle, including stock bulls, bull beef, suckler and dairy cattle, and on housing stock bulls and bull beef safely.

Paragraph 37 allows the burial of a dead domestic pet in the garden of the domestic property where the pet lived. 

Paragraph 38 allows the deposit or storage of samples of waste which are being or are to be subjected to testing and analysis if the samples are taken in certain prescribed circumstances.

Paragraph 39 allows the secure storage at a pharmacy pending their disposal elsewhere of waste medicines which have been returned to the pharmacy from households or individuals. 

Paragraph 40 allows non-liquid waste, including WEEE, to be stored pending collection or transport, at a site where it was not produced. 

Paragraph 41 allows the temporary storage of waste, including WEEE1 , at the place where it is produced, pending its collection. 

Paragraph 42 allows the treatment, keeping or disposal by any person at any premises of scrap metal or waste motor vehicles which are to be dismantled in certain defined situations.

Paragraph 43 allows the treatment, keeping or disposal by any person, at any premises, of waste, by that person, if they were carrying on that activity at those premises before 19 December 2003 and, before that date no disposal licence was required under Part ll of the Polluti

Paragraph 44 allows the heating of iron, steel or any ferrous-alloy1 , non-ferrous metal or non-ferrous metal alloy, in one or more furnaces or other appliances, the primary combustion chambers of which have in aggregate a net rated thermal input of less than 0.2 megawatts, fo