IMPORTATION OF DOGS AND CATS ORDER OF 1928. Dated NOVEMBER 19, 1928.
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 1928/922 |
| Year | 1928 |
1928 No. 922
ANIMALS
(vi) Dogs and Cats
THE IMPORTATION OF DOGS AND CATS ORDER OF 1928. DATED NOVEMBER 19, 1928.The Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries by virtue and in exercise of the powers vested in him under the Diseases of Animals Acts, 1894 to 1927, and of every other power enabling him in this behalf, hereby orders as follows:—
Restriction on Importation of Canine and Feline Animals.
1.—(1) An imported canine animal (hereinafter referred to as "dog") or feline animal (hereinafter referred to as "cat"), that is to say, a dog or cat brought to Great Britain from any other country, except Ireland, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man, shall not be landed in Great Britain unless its landing is authorised by a licence of the Minister previously obtained, and when landed it shall be subject to the provisions of this Order, and to the conditions inserted in any licence authorising its landing.
(2) The provisions of this Order shall also apply to a dog or cat taken from Great Britain, Ireland, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man, into any port in any other country (except Great Britain, Ireland, the Channel Islands, and the Isle of Man), as if the animal were an imported dog or cat, and also to any dog or cat which has, at any time before or after arrival at a port in Great Britain, been in contact with any imported dog or cat as defined in this Order.
Detention and Isolation of Imported Dogs and Cats.
2.—(1) An imported dog or cat shall, for a period of six calendar months after its landing, be detained and isolated at the expense of its owner upon premises in the occupation, or under the control, of a veterinary surgeon, which shall have been previously approved in writing by the Minister for that purpose, and such premises are in this Order referred to as "the place of detention."
(2) Subject as hereinafter provided the dog or cat shall not be moved from the place of detention during the said period except to another place of detention or to a vessel for exportation, and in either case only with a licence of the Minister authorising such movement.
(3) The Minister may at any time suspend or withdraw his approval of any place of detention or of any part thereof or may by the service of a notice signed by an Inspector or Officer of the Ministry direct the removal of an imported dog or cat from one part of the place of detention to another part thereof or to some other place of detention subject to such conditions as may be inserted in the Notice.
(4) This Article shall apply to
(a) an imported dog or cat which is shown to the satisfaction of the Minister to be a bona fide performing animal; or
(b) an imported dog or cat which is intended to be exported from Great Britain within forty-eight hours after its landing; or
(c) a canine animal (other than the domestic dog) or a feline animal (other than the domestic cat) imported for breeding or exhibition or other special purposes;
only so far as its provisions are applied by way of conditions inserted in the licence authorising the landing of the animal.
Rules and Conditions of Licence.
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