PART 2Controls on diseases

Controls on rabies and certain other diseases of mammals5

1

The Rabies (Importation of Dogs, Cats and Other Mammals) Order 197412 does not apply to the landing of a pet animal in Great Britain which—

a

is an animal of a species listed in Part A F1...of Annex I to the Pets Regulation and is brought into Great Britain on a carrier approved in accordance with article 11 (unless article 11(2) applies) 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 Great Britain from Northern Ireland, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man, or

F2c

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

2

But the Rabies (Importation of Dogs, Cats and Other Mammals) Order 1974 does apply to the importation into Great Britain 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.