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Pages: 1
Published: 2023

Please use this form to apply for a beaver licence for the following purposes:

  1. Preventing serious damage to agriculture - crops, vegetables, fruit, growing timber or any other form of property or fisheries
  2. Preserving public health or public safety
  3. For other imperative reasons of overriding public interest (IROPI),  including those of a social or economic nature, and beneficial consequences of primary importance for the environment.  

To apply for a licence for any other purpose please contact the NatureScot Licensing Team. 

Please email your completed application form, together with all supporting information to licensing@nature.scot.

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