Livestock import controls require quarantine clearance before customs release and importer-funded treatment where needed. The Livestock Importation Act, 1898 requires livestock and livestock product imports to pass inspection and testing at designated ports or an authorised land crossing, and to obtain quarantine clearance from authorised veterinary or quarantine authorities; those authorities may require destruction or return of consignments. Customs must not grant clearance for home consumption until such permission is produced, and the importer bears the cost of any mandated disinfection or treatment under supervisory authority.