PART 2CONTROLS ON DISEASES

Controls on rabies and certain other diseases of mammals5.

(1)

The Rabies (Importation of Dogs, Cats and Other Mammals) Order (Northern Ireland) 197713 does not apply to the landing of a pet animal in Northern Ireland which—

(a)

is an animal of a species listed in Part A F1... of Annex I to the Pets Regulation and is brought into Northern Ireland and satisfies—

(i)

the requirement in respect of Rabies in Article 6

(ii)

the requirement in respect of Nipah disease in Article 7 (where applicable);

(iii)

the requirement in respect of Hendra disease in Article 8 (where applicable); and

(iv)

the requirement in respect of Echinococcus multilocularis) in Article 9 (where applicable),

(b)

is brought into Northern Ireland directly from Great Britain, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man; or

F2(c)

is an animal of a species listed in Part B of Annex I to the Pets Regulation and is brought into Northern Ireland from F3a member State.

(2)

The Rabies (Importation of Dogs, Cats and Other Mammals) Order (Northern Ireland) 1977 does apply to the importation into Northern Ireland of a pet animal which is—

(a)

a prairie dog originating in, or coming from, the United States of America; or

(b)

a rodent of non-domestic species or a squirrel originating in or coming from a third country of the African sub-Saharan region.