Quarantine - The Law
The Rabies (Importation of Dogs, Cats and other Mammals) Order 1974 (as amended), lays down the requirements for all rabies-susceptible animals being imported into the UK and is available on the Office of Public Sector Information website.The order provides for an animal covered by the order and landed without a licence to be either directed to quarantine, re-exported or put down and its owner prosecuted. Serious offences may be tried on indictment at a Crown Court where offenders are liable to penalties of up to a year's imprisonment, an unlimited fine or both. It is therefore important to ensure that all the licensing requirements are met.
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