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Dogs and Cats.

16. The owners, charterers or agents of any vessel which arrives in the waters of the Colony having on board any dog or cat consigned to or intended for any person in the Colony shall report the arrival of such dog or cat forthwith to the veterinary officer, giving the name and address of the owner or consignee of such dog or cat and the description of such dog or cat.

17. The master of any such vessel which arrives in the waters of the Colony shall not permit any dog or cat to be removed from such vessel until there has been produced to him a permit to import or a quarantine permit issued by the veterinary officer in respect of such dog or cat.

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report

Duty to arrival of dog waters of

or cat in

Colony.

Duty of

master to call

for quarantine permit.

or import

Duty of charterers, captain in the

owners,

agents and

event of dogs and cats arriving by

18. The owners, charterers or agents of any aircraft and the captain of any aircraft landing in the Colony shall not permit any dog or cat to be removed from such aircraft except to a place of safe custody provided by such owners, charterers, agents or captain within the airport until there aircraft. has been produced to him or them a permit to import or a quarantine permit issued by the veterinary officer in respect of such dog or cat.

to go to quarantine station when

19. The owner or person having the custody, control or Dogs and cats care of any dog or cat in respect of which he has received a quarantine permit shall at his own expense immediately after permit issued. receiving such permit take such dog or cat to a quarantine station to be detained there for such period as the veterinary officer may prescribe.

20. The fee payable by the owner of any dog or cat while in a quarantine station shall be in accordance with such scale of fees as the Governor may by notification in the Gazette prescribe. Ali fees shall be payable at the end of each month at the latest, and in any case before the removal of the dog or cat from a quarantine station. The veterinary officer may destroy any dog or cat in respect of which the fees remain unpaid for a period of fifteen days after becoming due, without prejudice to the recovery from the owner of all fees and other sums due, or may sell such dog or cat and out of the proceeds of sale thereof defray the amount of such fees.

recovery of

Payment and fees in respect of dog or cat tine station.

of detention

in a quaran-

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