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CHAPTER 62

QUARANTINE AND ANIMALS

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CONTENTS

SECTION I - QUARANTINE

Para
6201. Quarantine Regulations
6202. Quarantine Signals
6203. Pratique
6204. Sanitary Documents
6205. Importation of Animals and Birds into Great Britain and Northern Ireland
6206. Importation/Exportation of Animals, Birds and Fauna are Subject to CITES
Control.

SECTION II - SERVICE ANIMALS

J.6211.
J.6212.

SECTION III - DOMESTIC ANIMALS

J.6216. Domestic Animals and Livestock

J.6217. Importation of Animals and Birds into Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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QUARANTINE AND ANIMALS

SECTION I - QUARANTINE

6201. Quarantine Regulations

1. Ships arriving at ports abroad or arriving at a home port from abroad are to be guided
by the Revised International Sanitary Regulations in BR 1236, International Health
Regualtions (1969), 2nd Annotated Edition.

2. At ports abroad all local quarantine regulations are to be strictly observed. In case of
doubt, and when the local regulations may not be known, no communication should be
held with the shore, or with boats or other ships, until a sufficient time has elapsed to allow
the visit of the local Health Authority.

3. Every facility is to be afforded to the local health authorities in the performance of their
duties.

6202. Quarantine Signals

1. The signals to be used by ships arriving in port are given in Appendix C to BR 69(1),
International Code of Signals. The appropriate signal is to be hoisted by any ship which
has not received pratique and kept flying until pratique is granted.

6203. Pratique

1. In a naval port pratique is normally given automatically by the naval medical authority
if the answers in the Maritime Declaration of Health are satisfactory. In the logistic
requirements message made before arrival the state of health on board should be
reported, stating foreign ports visited during the previous four weeks and asking for
pratique or quarantine inspection.

6204. Sanitary Documents

1. Bills of Health are no longer required under the Revised International Sanitary
Regulations; instead, a Maritime Declaration of Helath, conforming to the model specified
in Appendix 5 to the Revised Regulations, is required to be delivered to the local health
authority on arrival at a port abroad, where this has not been previously done by the local
naval or diplomatic authority.

6205. Importation of Animals and Birds into Great Britain and Northern Ireland

1. The regulations governing the importation of animals and birds into Great Britain and
Northern Ireland are contained in BR 8587, Naval Leave and Travel Regulations. All warm-
blooded mammals subject to the Rabies Order are therefore prohibited from HM ships and
Royal Fleet and Royal Maritime Auxiliary ships and vessels. See also Para J.6217.

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6206. Importation/Exportation of Animals, Birds and Fauna are Subject to CITES

Control.

1. Any animal, bird or fauna or parts thereof held on bboard is possibly subject to CITES
control by the Department of Environment.

2. Prior to arrival/departure an application for the appropriate licence must be made to

the Department of Environment. A copy of this licence is to be sent to HM Customs and
Excise, Portsmouth.

3. Contact numbers for the Department of Environment are:-

Reptiles 01179 878691

Plants, mammals 01179 878688
Birds, Coral, Fish 01179 878503

Fax 01179 878206

6207- 6210. Unallocated

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SECTION II - SERVICE ANIMALS

J.6211.

1. The Service publications applicable to animal management are:

a. Royal Navy and Army - AC 61641, Regulations and Instructions for Army
Veterinary and Remount Services 1976.

b. Royal Air Force - AP 1722, Police and Provost Procedure.

J.6212.

1. Commanding Officers of units and establishments having animals on charge are to

observe the regulations laid down in the above publications.

J.6213 - 6215. Unallocated

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SECTION III - DOMESTIC ANIMALS

J.6216. Domestic Animals and Livestock

1. Commanding Officers are to issue such orders as are necessary to ensure that
livestock and domestic animals which are kept within stations, establishments, barracks or
married quarters, are properly maintained and controlled so that they are neither a
nuisance, nor a hazard to health and do not bring the Service into disrepute. These orders
must be compatible with such local byelaws and regulations issued by the civil authorities
as may be in force and should make it clear in what circumstances the prior permission of
the Commanding Officer will be required and should also define any conditions which will
automatically be attached to permits issued on his authority.

2. When an entire unit or establishment moves, Commanding Officers are to ensure that
all local rules and regulations covering the movement of animals from one country to
another or from one part of a country to another are readily available and are brought to
the notice of servicemen and their families, particularly during times of epidemic.

3. Owners of animals are individually responsible whenever they move for informing
themselves of current laws, rules and regulations, whether in the United Kingdom or
abroad, concerning the import or export of animals.

4. Owners moved from one area to another who do not wish or are unable to take their
domestic animals with them are to make suitable arrangements either for their transfer to
another home or for their humane disposal by a civilian veterinary officer or inspector of
the RSPCA or other similar organization. Where no such organization exists, units are to
make their own arrangements. In no circumstances are dogs or other domestic animals to
be abandoned.

5. Commanding Officers are to arrange with the RSPCA or similar organization, or the
local public health department, for the humane disposal of any stray animals found on their
stations, establishments, barracks or married quarters. Where there is no alternative, units
are to make their own arrangements for disposal.

J.6217. Importation of Animals and Birds into Great Britain and Northern Ireland

1. The spread of rabies across the Continent now lends specific importance to the
knowledge of regulations governing the import of animals into the United Kingdom or
Northern Ireland. It is stressed that personnel wishing to bring animals into the country
must comply strictly with these importation regulations and that failure to do so can put the
whole community at serious risk. The penalties on indictment for animal smuggling may
be unlimited fines and up to 12 months’ imprisonment. Full details of quarantine
regulations, licensed ports of entry and importation licences required for all those animals
covered by the Rabies (Importation of Dogs, Cats and other Mammals) Order 1974 are to
be found in BR 8587, Naval Leave and Travel Regulations, which must be examined by
any personnel wishing to bring animals of whatsoever type into the country. See also
Para 6205. and BR1990, Customs and Immigration Regulations for the Royal Navy.

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