LEGAL FILE

Officials in Stockholm expelled Liza Minnelli’s dog from Sweden Tuesday, saying she smuggled it into the country in violation of quarantine laws while on tour with Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jr. Minnelli took the shaggy Scottish terrier, Lilly, into Sweden aboard a car ferry from Denmark and the pet was discovered at Minnelli’s hotel in Stockholm on Monday night. Two customs officials arrived to seize the dog, but Minnelli refused to hand over Lilly and threatened to cancel her show Tuesday night with Sinatra and Davis. The officials guarded her room all night until Minnelli agreed to fly the dog out of the country with one of her assistants Tuesday morning. To keep Sweden free from rabies, a dog has to spend four months in quarantine before it is allowed in the country.