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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/animal-welfare-import-of-dogs-cats-and-ferrets-act-2025/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2025/30",
  "legislation_title": "Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Act 2025",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/animal-welfare-import-of-dogs-cats-and-ferrets-act-2025",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "An Act to make provision for and in connection with restricting the importation and non-commercial movement of dogs, cats and ferrets.\n[2nd December 2025]\nBe it enacted by the King’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2025/30/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T08:45:39.734662+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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