§ Mr. Lomasasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food who is responsible for the checking of the small importer of animals to see that quarantine regulations are not broken.
§ Mr. StrangResponsibility for the quarantine regulations imposed under the Rabies (Importation of Dogs, Cats334W and other Mammals) Order 1974 lies with the Agriculture Departments in Great Britain. Enforcement at the port of entry is carried out by local authorities through their Diseases of Animals Inspectors, the police and Her Majesty's Customs. Each authorised quarantine station is under the daily supervision of a veterinary or medical practitioner appointed by the appropriate Agriculture Department, and is inspected regularly by the State Veterinary Service.