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This Order may be cited as the Mink Keeping (Prohibition) (England) Order 2004, shall apply in England, and shall come into force on the day after the day on which it is approved by resolution of each House of Parliament.
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(1) The keeping of mink (“mustela vison”) is prohibited.
(2) In the application of the Destructive Imported Animals Act 1932 in relation to mink, there shall be omitted—
(a) section 5(2) and,
(b) in section 6(1), paragraph (f) and the reference to a penalty in the case of an offence under paragraph (f).
Ben Bradshaw
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
19th January 2004