Film star Johnny Depp has been given two days to send his pet dogs home to the United States by Australia’s farm minister so the dogs can go through quarantine on their return, or face having them put down.

The actor was in Australia to film the fifth of his blockbuster Pirates movies, “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales”.

Depp flew back last month with Yorkshire terriers, Pistol and Boo, on his private jet without declaring them to customs.

Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce said Thursday that Depp cannot sidestep Australia’s tough animal import laws just because he is one of the world’s most famous stars.

“Mr Depp has to either take his dogs back to California or we’re going to have to euthanize them,” Joyce told media.

“He’s now got about 50 hours left to remove the dogs. He can put them on the same charter jet.”

As reported by Australian Broadcasting Corp, government officials went to Depp’s rented house on Wednesday after a tip-off as the dogs were seen on the way to a grooming salon.

The incident where Depp is involve highlights biosecurity in Australia.

Though it has had no reported cases of canine-borne disease rabies, it is said to threaten the future of a production worth $250 million.

Meanwhile, seeking for comment the Walt Disney Company (Australia) Pty Ltd, the Australian arm co-producing the movie with Jerry Bruckheimer Films, did not answer a telephone call.

Lynne Benzie, the president of Village Roadshow Studios, where the movie is being filmed, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Joyce said Depp broke the animal import laws on his return following his flight back from the United States for treatment of a hand injury.

The latest installment of the $3.7-billion box office franchise started in February.

H/T: ABS-CBN News