Actor Johnny Depp and his wife, actress Amber Heard, must wait until November to have their day in court regarding the charges that Heard illegally imported two dogs into Australia in May, reports The Associated Press.

The actress was summoned to appear at the Southport Magistrates Court in Queensland on Monday to answer the two charges: one count of illegally importing her two Yorkshire Terriers, named Boo and Pistol, and one count of falsifying documents.

Heard failed to appear on Monday, which adjourned the case until Nov. 2, reports the BBC.

In November, Heard, 29, faces a possible 10-year jail sentence or hefty fine for unlawfully importing her two dogs. The falsifying documents charge could result in a one-year prison term and a fine of $7,500.

Depp has not been charged.

In July, Heard was officially charged with illegally smuggling the dogs into the county. Australia's strict quarantine laws involving the import of domestic animals prevents disease from entering the island country.

The legal matter began in May when Heard and the two dogs flew to visit Depp in Australia where he was filming the new "Pirates of the Caribbean" film. She allegedly failed to declare the dogs to customs authorities. The dogs' presence was discovered by Australian officials after a dog groomer posted photos of the celebrity couple's dogs on Facebook.

The couple was given 72 hours to return the dogs to the U.S. by Australia's Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce. He threatened to euthanize Boo and Pistol if Depp and Heard didn't comply.

The couple had the terriers flown back to the U.S. via private jet from the Brisbane airport.

Depp spoke on the situation at a press conference during the Venice Film Festival on Friday, where he and Heard attended the premiere of their films "Black Mass" and "The Danish Girl."

"I killed my dogs and ate them under direct orders from some kind of, I don't know, sweaty, big-gutted man from Australia," Depp joked to reporters.

Australia requires U.S. dog owners to pay a fee and apply for an import permit before entering the nation. The dog must be microchipped. Veterinarian documents must provide microchip number, current rabies vaccination and Rabies Neutralising Antibody Titre.

Domestic animals entering the country must go through customs and be examined by a border veterinarian.