Animals Act 1953 s 10

s 10 Dogs and cats on board ship

(1) Any dog or cat imported by sea shall, unless a veterinary authority has authorized its landing, at all times while on board the ship in any port be confined in an enclosed part of the ship or in a cage or kennel. (2) If any dog or cat dies or is lost from a ship in any port the master of the ship shall immediately notify the veterinary authority of such death or loss. (3) The master of any ship on board of which any contravention of subsection (1) occurs or who fails without reasonable excuse to comply with subsection (2) shall be liable to a fine of one hundred ringgit.

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Text as at 1 November 2006 (LOM reprint); amendments made after that date may not be incorporated.

Source: Laws of Malaysia, Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia (lom.agc.gov.my). Not a copy of the Gazette printed by the Government Printer (Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967, s 61).

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