The United States Centers for Disease Control has updated its dog importation regulation to ensure any dog arriving in the United States is healthy and doesn’t present a risk to its communities.
Starting on August 1, 2024, all dogs entering the United States must:
· Appear healthy upon arrival;
· Be at least six months of age;
· Be microchipped; and
· Be accompanied by a CDC Dog Import Form online submission receipt.
Additional requirements are based on where the dog has been in the last six months and whether or not the dog was vaccinated in the United States. For dogs arriving from countries with a high risk of dog rabies, they must be protected against rabies.
The CDC encourages people traveling with their dogs to use CDC’s new personalized “DogBot,” resource found on the CDC website to determine what rules apply to their dogs based on their travel dates, where their dog is traveling from, and where their dog was vaccinated (if required).
Individuals should plan in advance for future travel to ensure requirements for dog importations will be met at the time their dogs will enter the United States.
More information is found at CDC Updates Dog Importation Regulation; New Rules will Start August 1, 2024 | CDC Online Newsroom | CDC.