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specified in the landing license, provided that the dog is then free from any suspicion of rabies, and that a certificate has been furnished to the Board from the master of the vessel to the effect that the dog was not landed at any place en route to Great Britain and was not brought into contact with any dog other than one carried in the vessel from New Zealand. 5. A copy of this despatch has been communicated to the High Commissioner. I have, &c, L. HARCOURT. Governor His Excellency the Right Hon. the Earl of Liverpool, G.C.M.G., M.V.0., &c.

Enclosure. Order op the Board op Agriculture and Fisheries, dated 23rd October, 1914.—Importation op Dogs Order op 1914. The Board of Agriculture and Fisheries, by virtue and in exercise of the powers vested in them under the Diseases of Animals Acts, 1894 to 1914, and of every other power enabling them in this behalf, do order and it is hereby ordered as follows : — Restriction on Importation of Dogs. 1. (1.) An imported dog—that is to say, a dog 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 authorized by a license of the Board previously obtained, and when landed it shall be subject to the provisions of this order and to the conditions inserted in any license authorizing its landing. (2.) The provisions of this order shall also apply to a dog taken from Great Britain, Ireland, the Channel Islands, or the Isle of Man into any port in any country (except Great Britain, Ireland, the Channel Islands, or the Isle of Man), as if the animal were an imported animal, unless it is shown to the satisfaction of the Board that the animal has not been landed in that country and while on board has not been allowed to come in contact with any dog or other canine animal from that country, and unless the landing of the animal in Great Britain is authorized by a license of the Board previously obtained. Detention and Isolation of Imported Dogs. 2. (1.) An imported dog shall, for a period of four 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 Board for that purpose, and such premises are in this order referred to as the " place of detention." (2.) During the said period the dog shall not be moved from the place of detention except to another place of detention or to a vessel for exportation, and in either case only with a license of the Board authorizing such movement. (3.) This article shall apply to (a) an imported dog which is shown to the satisfaction of the Board to be a bona fide performing dog, or (b) an imported dog which is intended to be exported from Great Britain within forty-eight hours after its landing, only so far as its provisions are applied by way of conditions inserted in the license authorizing the landing of the dog. Conditions of License. 3. The Board may insert in any license granted by them under this order authorizing the landing of an imported dog such conditions as they think necessary or desirable for the following purposes : — (i.) For prescribing and regulating the detention and isolation of the dog so far as the same is not prescribed and regulated by this order; (ii.) For prescribing the person by whom and the premises on which the dog shall be detained and isolated; (iii.) For regulating the movement of the dog to the place of detention or vessel for exportation, and for prohibiting or regulating its movement during a period of four calendar months after its landing or until its exportation, as the case may be ; (iv.) For prescribing the confinement of the dog in a suitable hamper, crate, box, or other receptacle during the movement of the dog by railway or along a highway or thoroughfare; (v.) For prescribing the mode of isolation of the dog; (vi.) For prescribing the muzzling of the dog; (vii.) For prescribing the notice to be given of the death or loss of the dog, or of any matter arising in connection with, the movement, detention, or isolation of the dog and the persons by whom and to whom the notice is to be given; and (viii.) For prescribing the production of a license for inspection by an officer of tha Board, or police constable, or officer of Customs and Excise.

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